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- Title
A longitudinal examination of officer deaths from vehicle pursuits.
- Authors
Johnson, Richard R.
- Abstract
Little research has examined the changing dangerousness of police high-speed pursuits over time, especially with regard to the safety of the officer. Using data from all pursuit-related officer deaths in the USA between 1960 and 2011, this study tested the hypothesis that the officer death rate has been decreasing. Least-squares lines were calculated through the data point of each year to estimate trends in officer death rates over time. The findings revealed that the death rate for officers directly involved in pursuits has decreased steadily, as has the death rate for officers manning roadblocks. The death rate for officers deploying spike strips or travelling to assist in the pursuit, however, has been steadily increasing. The findings suggest further development of pursuit policies to address these issues.
- Subjects
POLICE -- Mortality; OCCUPATIONAL mortality; DEATH rate; MOTOR vehicles; SAFETY research
- Publication
International Journal of Police Science & Management, 2013, Vol 15, Issue 2, p77
- ISSN
1461-3557
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1350/ijps.2013.15.2.304