by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of crime

Know what else is down? Violence against cops. 2015 second safest year for police since 1887 @AlexRubalcava @pmarca pic.twitter.com/GkcDfVdsvw — Khanoisseur 🐶🤦🏻‍♂️🌎 (@Khanoisseur) September 29, 2015

I have data only back to 2005 so that will have to do. I have included the data suggest police were shot, stabbed, strangled or otherwise murdered. Using the same source, I show that just for police murdered by gunfire, 2014 is the third safest year since as recently as 2005.

Source: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: Causes of Law Enforcement Deaths.

When you include police murdered by means other than a firearm, 2014 is still only the third safest year since 2005.

Source: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: Causes of Law Enforcement Deaths.

When you look at police deaths by all causes, a surprisingly large number of officers die in car accidents and motorbike accidents or were run down by vehicles.

Source: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: Causes of Law Enforcement Deaths.

Source: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: Causes of Law Enforcement Deaths.