NCJ Number
146865
Date Published
1993
Length
41 pages
Annotation
This annual report provides statistics concerning the dangers encountered by law enforcement officers in Missouri, and, secondarily, the State's manpower resource capabilities.
Abstract
From 1983 to 1992, 29 Missouri law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty--19 (65.5 percent) through felonious acts, and 10 (34.5 percent) as a result of accidents or negligence. In 1992, two were killed feloniously and two accidentally. There were 2,164 assaults on Missouri officers in 1992, 25 percent of which resulted in injury. For every 100 officers, there were 25.5 assaults during the year--one every 4.1 hours. In 80 percent of the assaults, the assailant used physical force, and in 20 percent, some type of weapon. In 1992, 13,929 persons were employed full-time by Missouri law enforcement agencies, 71.2 percent of whom were sworn officers and 28.8 percent civilians. There were two sworn officers per 1,000 population in Missouri in 1992. Glossary, 6 figures