The US DOJ and FBI released their Unified Crime Reporting “Crime in the United States” 2008 statistics on Monday so it seems like I have to update the comparison data I use to determine how US general population crime rates stack up against law enforcement crime rates as determined by our NPMSRP.
While I was doing that, however, I did take care to note that UCR homicide statistics only include non-negligent homicides while I had been including all homicides for the comparable police statistics so I’ve modified that statistic to only include incidents where a death resulted in what would be considered a non-negligent incident comparatively. (i.e. a death occurring in the process of unwarranted use of force, excessive force, assault, domestic battery, sexual assault, etc… while excluding auto accidents, DUI incidents, etc…)
In any case, here’s how the new statistics for 2008 compare with the statistics we’ve tracked in the last 5 months:
Violent Crime Aggregate:
General Population – 454.5 of every 100k -or- 1 of every 220 -or- 0.45% of the population
Police Population – 364.9 of every 100k -or- 1 of every 274 -or- 0.36% of the population
*note: police data excludes charges of robbery
Assault
General Population – 274.8 of every 100k -or- 1 of every 363.9 -or- 0.27% of the population
Police Population – 259.8 of every 100k -or- 1 of every 384.8 -or- 0.26% of the population
Sexual Assault
General Population – 29.3 of every 100k -or- 1 of every 3413.0 -or- 0.03% of the population
Police Population – 100.3 of every 100k -or- 1 of every 996.6 -or- 0.10% of the population
Homicide
General Population – 5.4 of every 100k -or- 1 of every 18,518 -or- 0.01% of the population
Police Population – 37.4 of every 100k -or- 1 of every 3,674.8 -or- 0.04% of the population
Sexual Assault
General Population – 29.3 of every 100k -or- 1 of every 3413.0 -or- 0.03% of the population
Police Population – 100.3 of every 100k -or- 1 of every 996.6 -or- 0.10% of the population
I suspect the actual number is even higher since sex crimes in general are underreported and most sex offenders are habitual re offenders. Additionally I would suspect a lot of claims are not prosecuted due a lack of strong evidence. Of those general population statistics I wonder what percentage of those convicted sex offenders have a record for other stuff as well? Whereas when the cop gets arrested it’s his first arrest.
Apparently the percentage of sex offender cops is higher because they just don’t give a damn about the issue.
“his fellow officers engaged in “nonconsensual sexual misconduct” with members of the public while they were on duty and weren’t meaningfully disciplined for it”
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2009/08/20/retired-lorain-cop-says-sex-on-duty-hierarchy-existed/
Duff also lists numerous other incidents of alleged misconduct by other officers, including stalking, forced sexual encounters, armed threats and other behavior he contends shows a pattern of ignoring misconduct by Lorain police over the years
I was tased on October 21, 2008 and submitted a complaint the following day. I submitted that complaint to the trusted department (IAD) Bureau of Professional Responsibility. I was denied access to the police report up until I received a summons which stated I interfered with an officer not a police investigation. After reading the summons and police report they both concur that I was tased as of a result of pushing on two St. Louis County police officers repeatedly. But during my trail the two officers testified under oath that I did not do what I was alleged of doing. So please explain to me how they can go unpunished for tasing me while embracing my brother who was brutally attacked. If they can fabricate my allegedly pushing them how far can they go. How is this behavior excused by any persons let alone a Law Enforcement Officer? How does this help to maintain my safety or the public safety when an officer(s) are allowed to create reports of this magnitude and strip away my lively hood (private security armed officer) and nothing absolutely nothing be done about this.
YES, the court found me guilty by amending the circumstances to interfering by grabbing my brother and throwing our I was pushing the two officer however it still stands for me that on October I was unjustly tased, hand cuffed, dragged, thrown into the front seat of a police car, detained with informing me as to what crime I had committed. I was never arrested, giving a summons (until April 2009), offered medical care or read my Miranda rights.
What kind of message does this send when any Law Enforcement officer behave in this manner. I should not be told by the secretary of the Police Chief office to contact the FBI, get a lawyer, sue or even disconnected. If Her behavior is any indication as to why these officers involved in this matter is why my complaint has not being handled in a non prejudice manner I clearly understand but will not accept it.
I don’t know if any of you have ever been tased but it hurts like hell, its humiliating, then hand cuffed, drugged and placed in the front seat of a police unit with the cuffs so tight it swells your risks and the prongs still launched withing your back well the episode still today hurts and is painful.
Somebody do something let your officers no this is not tolerated not in with any US Law Enforcement Agency.
This destroys public faith it does not build it.