Deacon923
Scooter Banks
These are interesting numbers. As you say, the figure of 309 killed by law enforcement includes all deaths, whether justified or accidental/negligent, and by any and all means. I haven't dug too deep into the link you posted, but I wonder if that 309 even includes people killed in car accidents with law enforcement who are running blue-light traffic (such as driving through a red light into an intersection while responding to a call, etc.).
no, it just includes shootings basically. I found this link on traffic fatalities involving police chases but it's really old, 1994-2002. http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/10/2/93.long
During that time span there were 1008 people killed in these pursuits who were not in the car being pursued (so, innocent victims). 1008/9 years = 112 people a year.
If you click through that Wikipedia entry I posted almost all of the LEO shootings involve someone who was armed, committing a crime, assaulting an officer, etc. A few seem questionable on their face but the vast majority involve an armed suspect threatening an officer.