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> most SWAT teams do 8-16 callouts a year Which might not seem like a lot, but this scales up quickly considering there are more than 17,000 swat units in the

> most SWAT teams do 8-16 callouts a year Which might not seem like a lot, but this scales up quickly considering there are more than 17,000 swat units in the US [0]. If we average the callouts to 12 per yer, per units, that's still 204.000 callouts per year on a nation-wide scale. A number that does not seem too unrealistic judging from past data I could find [1]. [0] https://www.theiacp.org/resources/document/national-special-weapons-and-tactics-swat-study https://www.theiacp.org/resources/document/national-special-... [1] https://theweek.com/articles/531458/troubling-rise-swat-teams https://theweek.com/articles/531458/troubling-rise-swat-team...

wolverine876 4y ago
But it demonstrates that SWAT teams are not being sent to people at risk of suicide.
- yellowapple 4y ago
  It doesn't demonstrate any such thing.
  - vorpalhex 4y ago
    Do you have any counter evidence? SWAT isn't gonna roll because someone slit their wrists or chugged aspirin. Now go outside and start pointing firearms at people or taking hostages and you will probably be getting some SWAT attention.
    - freeflight 4y ago
      > Now go outside and start pointing firearms at people or taking hostages and you will probably be getting some SWAT attention. The article from The Week has a WaPo source that has more detailed data on SWAT deployments in Maryland [0]; "Since the law passed in 2009, the data have consistently shown that on average there are about 4.5 SWAT raids each day in Maryland." "• Prince George’s County alone averaged well over one SWAT raid each day in 2012 (510 in total)." "In 2012, nearly 90 percent of the SWAT raids in Maryland were to serve search warrants." "• Half the SWAT deployments in 2012 were for “Part II” crimes, the nonviolent class of crimes. The vast majority of those raids were to serve search warrants on people suspected of drug offenses." So not really a lot of "pointing firearms at people" but apparently a lot of war on drugs. Also; Around 51 deployments in Maryland didn't serve search warrants, tho it doesn't detail it further what they instead did. [0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/02/17/shedding-light-on-the-use-of-swat-teams/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/02/17/...

wolverine876 4y ago

But it demonstrates that SWAT teams are not being sent to people at risk of suicide.

yellowapple 4y ago
It doesn't demonstrate any such thing.
- vorpalhex 4y ago
  Do you have any counter evidence? SWAT isn't gonna roll because someone slit their wrists or chugged aspirin. Now go outside and start pointing firearms at people or taking hostages and you will probably be getting some SWAT attention.
  - freeflight 4y ago
    > Now go outside and start pointing firearms at people or taking hostages and you will probably be getting some SWAT attention. The article from The Week has a WaPo source that has more detailed data on SWAT deployments in Maryland [0]; "Since the law passed in 2009, the data have consistently shown that on average there are about 4.5 SWAT raids each day in Maryland." "• Prince George’s County alone averaged well over one SWAT raid each day in 2012 (510 in total)." "In 2012, nearly 90 percent of the SWAT raids in Maryland were to serve search warrants." "• Half the SWAT deployments in 2012 were for “Part II” crimes, the nonviolent class of crimes. The vast majority of those raids were to serve search warrants on people suspected of drug offenses." So not really a lot of "pointing firearms at people" but apparently a lot of war on drugs. Also; Around 51 deployments in Maryland didn't serve search warrants, tho it doesn't detail it further what they instead did. [0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/02/17/shedding-light-on-the-use-of-swat-teams/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/02/17/...