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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > crimes and offenses > violent crime > assault > assaults on police
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > crimes in America > violent crime > assault > assaults on police
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > street crime in America > violent crime > assault > assaults on police
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > violence and crime > violent crime > assault > assaults on police
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > personnel issues > assaults on police
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > police conduct > assaults on police

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assaults on police  

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  • Policing is dangerous business. Law enforcement officers are victims of nonfatal assaults more often than workers in any other occupation, and they are murdered at rates second only to taxicab drivers/ chauffeurs. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Assaults on the Police]

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