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Huh! So we're at 3 deaths/maims per year for X number of cops, vs. 12 deaths per 100k for the general populace. It's all about the division at this point. Ho
by civilian 14y ago
Huh! So we're at 3 deaths/maims per year for X number of cops, vs. 12 deaths per 100k for the general populace.
It's all about the division at this point. How many cops were there in that region? If it's just Miami-Dade: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami-Dade_Police_Department http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami-Dade_Police_Department
Officers 3,034
soooo.... 3 * (100/3) = 100 deaths per 100k of police population.
Which is 8x the normal rate. It's bad, but it's not too outrageous.
- vacri 14y agoApples and oranges. The number in the article is 'crashes caused by officers driving at high speed', the general pop statistic is all vehicular deaths. Similarly, deaths per 100k is the rate of victimisation amongst the population. Deaths per number of officers is a rate of offending, not victimisation.
- civilian 14y agoRight. There are a lot of improvements to be made, but I'm just trying to make a quick estimate to compare to.
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