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> Traffic stops are more hazardous for the police in the US compared to other countries where guns are not as common. I’m curious, do you have data that suppor

> Traffic stops are more hazardous for the police in the US compared to other countries where guns are not as common. I’m curious, do you have data that support that assertion? A quick search shows less than 50 police officer killed per year by gunfire in the US: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36748136 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36748136 This article claims “10 to 15” officers in the UK are shot and killed per year. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-19634164 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-19634164 Given that the population of the UK is 65 million, that’s one shooting death per 4.3 to 6.5 million citizens. The US population is 325 million, which comes out to one death per 6.5 million citizens. That doesn’t break down by type of interaction, but if your assertion were true I’d expect to see a more apparent difference.

NeedMoreTea 8y ago
You're misreading. England is 0.7 per year from shooting: The organisation said 256, including PC Bone and PC Hughes, have been shot since 1945. That's roughly 3 a year, and includes Northern Ireland during the Troubles which is 80% of the total. England: 51 shot and 19 stabbed in total since 1945. So roughly one death a year since 1945 from shooting or stabbing. The 10 to 15 a year is police killed in the line of duty by all means, including traffic accidents.
Symbiote 8y ago
The 2017 figures have one stabbed (the terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge) and one intentionally hit by a car during a chase. The others are traffic accidents not during a chase, or falling ill. http://www.policememorial.org.uk/rollofhonour.php# http://www.policememorial.org.uk/rollofhonour.php#