Title: Are black or white offenders more likely to kill police? - The Washington Post
Headings: Are black or white offenders more likely to kill police?
Are black or white offenders more likely to kill police?
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Content: The FBI maintains a limited database of self-reported homicides by police, and it is a conservative estimate at best. But there is reliable data to answer second question, using the FBI’s database of police deaths and injuries. So we dug into it. Story continues below advertisement
What is the racial breakdown of offenders who killed police officers on duty? Are black offenders more or less likely to kill police officers in ambush attacks? The Facts
The FBI’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted program tracks the deaths of officers who were on duty, or acting in an official manner while off duty. The FBI publishes annual reports breaking down the figure in two ways: accidents and “felonious incidents,” which are deaths as a result of a criminal act. Felonious incidents include ambushes, traffic pursuits, responding to domestic disturbances or delivering search warrants. Advertisement
There were 511 officers killed in felonious incidents and 540 offenders from 2004 to 2013, according to FBI reports.