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Policing safer now than in previous decades despite recent officer deaths: expert
A University of Ottawa criminology professor says the three deaths this month are above average but still fit long-term Canadian police fatality patterns.
- On Monday, Montreal police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane was killed responding to an armed suspect, prompting scrutiny of recent officer deaths. University of Ottawa criminology professor Justin Piché reports these figures remain within historical levels.
- This incident follows two other officers killed in Ontario earlier this month, raising law enforcement concerns about targeted attacks. Five officers have died in the line of duty across Canada this year.
- Analyzing on-duty deaths since 1962, Piché reports 416 total fatalities, averaging about 6.5 per year. Accidents account for 58 per cent of deaths, while intentional gunfire caused 149 fatalities.
- Canadian Police Association president Tom Stamatakis argues that focusing on statistics does "a disservice to the officers that we've lost, to the families." Retired Niagara Regional Police chief Jeff McGuire attributes violence to societal change.
- Comparatively, the current fatality rate is lower than the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s, Piché says. Other industries like fishing and mining historically experience higher workplace fatality rates than policing.
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Is it safe to be a police officer in Canada? What a criminologist says after 3 deaths in 2 weeks
After three police officers in Canada were killed over the past two weeks, a criminology expert says the number of on-duty cop fatalities this year remains within historical levels, with data showing that policing is generally safer now than in previous decades.
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Policing safer now than in previous decades despite recent officer deaths: expert
After three police officers in Canada were killed over the past two weeks, a criminology expert says the number of on-duty cop fatalities this year remains within historical levels, with
·Toronto, Canada
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Three police officers were killed in Canada in two weeks, but the evidence suggests that these events occur less frequently than before.
·Montreal, Canada
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