NCJ Number
17109
Date Published
1974
Length
27 pages
Annotation
A STATISTICAL REPORT PROVIDING DATA ON PEACE OFFICERS KILLED, SUSPECTS KILLED BY POLICE OFFICERS, AND OTHER NONENFORCEMENT-RELATED HOMICIDES.
Abstract
THE BASIC DATA INCLUDE WILLFUL AND JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE AND EXCLUDE MANSLAUGHTER. A SUMMARY OF TRENDS DEMONSTRATED BY THE DATA IS PROVIDED. AMONG SOME OF THESE TRENDS ARE THE EXTENSIVE USE OF HANDGUNS AS THE HOMICIDE WEAPON, AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CAUCASIAN VICTIMS, AND RISING NUMBERS OF MULTIPLE HOMICIDES. DATA PROVIDED INCLUDES THE TOTAL HOMICIDES IN CALIFORNIA FOR 1972 AND 1973, THE RACE OF THE POLICE OFFICER AND SUSPECT HOMICIDES, AGE AND WEAPON USED, JURISDICTION OF SUSPECT HOMICIDES, AND RACE OF POLICE OFFICER KILLED VERSUS THAT OF THE SUSPECT. TABLES INDICATING THE VICTIM'S AGE BY SEX, CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE HOMICIDE, RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION, AND WEAPON USED ARE INCLUDED. SIMILAR INFORMATION IS PROVIDED USING THE RACE OF THE VICTIM AS THE CONSTANT FACTOR. THE SEX, AGE, AND RACE OF THE VICTIM IS ALSO INDICATED IN RELATION TO THE AGE, SEX, AND RACE OF THE OFFENDER. FINALLY, FIGURES ON MULTIPLE HOMICIDES ARE PROVIDED.