Friday, May 09, 2008

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Today in history
South Carolina lost:

On average, one law enforcement officer is killed somewhere in America nearly every other day. The first known line-of-duty death occurred in 1791, when New York's Albany County Constable Darius Quimby was shot and killed. Since then, over 16,000 officers have died while performing their duties.

Historically, the deadliest day for South Carolina law enforcement officers has been May 19 with 5 deaths.

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Deaths Last 5 Years	5 Deadliest Years
2008 2 2007 6 2006 1 2005 4 2004 2 [ view all ]	1992 11 2002 10 1970 8 1974 7 1986 7 [ view all ]
5 Highest Death Tolls
South Carolina Highway Patrol 47 Charleston Police Department 19 Greenville County Sheriff's Office 14 Greenville Police Department 11 South Carolina Department of Natural Resources 9 [ view all ]
5 Deadliest Counties	5 Deadliest Months
Greenville 39 Charleston 32 Richland 21 Anderson 15 Florence 13 [ view all ]	June 38 May 36 December 33 April 31 September 29 [ view all ]
Top Causes of Death	Most Viewed
Gunfire 171 Automobile accident 68 Struck by vehicle 15 Heart attack 14 Motorcycle accident 13	James Robert Kennedy 11282 Alvin Sherman Glenn 6064 Mark Hunter Coates 3918 David Travis Bailey 3801 Joseph John McGarry 3441

Total South Carolina Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: 325
Officer memorials missing circumstances of their death: 8.....who?
Officer memorials missing photographs: 148.....who?
Officers not listed on National Memorial: 50.....who?