Descriptive Epidemiology of Females Killed by Law Enforcement Officers, 2013–2020

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Violence and Gender Pub Date : 2023-10-24 DOI:10.1089/vio.2023.0037

James H. Price, Erica Payton Foh

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Abstract

This study explores law enforcement officers (LEOs) killing of females, including the characteristics of those most likely to be killed, method used to fatally injure females, the geographic distribution of the killings, the number of years of potential life lost before age 80 (YPLL80). Data from the Web-based Inquiry Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were analyzed for deceased females from 2013 to 2020. The females killed were ∼5% of LEOs killings each year for a total of 233 deaths. The females killed ranged in age from 1 to 72 years. A majority (82.8%) were killed in metropolitan areas, and a plurality (44.6%) were killed in the South. There was a statistically significant increase in the rate of female deaths over the 8-year span. The majority (58.8%) of females killed were non-Hispanic whites. A total of almost 10,000 years of potential life were lost before age 80. The greatest number of YPLL80 were non-Hispanic whites, in metropolitan areas, ages 20–39 years, residing in the South. Transforming weapon use by law enforcement is possible through policy changes (e.g., hiring and training) and education of the public (e.g., interacting with LEOs and appropriate funding of law enforcement).

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2013-2020年被执法人员杀害女性的描述性流行病学

本研究探讨了执法人员(LEOs)杀害女性的情况，包括最有可能被杀害的人的特征、对女性造成致命伤害的方法、杀戮的地理分布、80岁之前的潜在寿命损失年数(YPLL80)。对2013年至2020年美国疾病预防控制中心(CDC)基于网络的查询统计查询和报告系统(WISQARS)的死亡女性数据进行分析。被杀害的女性占每年被杀害的leo的约5%，死亡总数为233人。被杀的女性年龄从1岁到72岁不等。大多数(82.8%)死于大都市地区，少数(44.6%)死于南方。在8年期间，女性死亡率在统计上有显著上升。大多数(58.8%)女性死者是非西班牙裔白人。在80岁之前，总共损失了近1万年的潜在寿命。YPLL80最多的是非西班牙裔白人，居住在大都市地区，年龄在20-39岁，居住在南方。通过改变政策(例如，雇用和培训)和对公众的教育(例如，与基层领导互动和为执法提供适当资金)，可以改变执法部门使用武器的方式。

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Violence and Gender CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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