{"id":8196,"date":"2014-09-28T22:42:38","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T02:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=8196"},"modified":"2014-09-28T23:11:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T03:11:15","slug":"fbi-publishes-latest-active-shooter-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=8196","title":{"rendered":"FBI Publishes Latest Active Shooter Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Active-Shooter-Graphic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8197\" src=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Active-Shooter-Graphic.jpg\" alt=\"FBI Active Shooter Graphic\" width=\"475\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Active-Shooter-Graphic.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Active-Shooter-Graphic-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The FBI published its <a title=\"FBI Active Shooter Report September 2014\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/stories\/2014\/september\/fbi-releases-study-on-active-shooter-incidents\/pdfs\/a-study-of-active-shooter-incidents-in-the-u.s.-between-2000-and-2013\" target=\"_blank\">2014 Active Shooter Incidents Report<\/a> this week. \u00a0It collated information from a total of 160 ASI&#8217;s from the years 2000 through 2013. \u00a0In the introduction, it noted that the selection of ASI&#8217;s can be subjective and that the aggregate seeks to add &#8220;clarity and data of value&#8221; for a basic assessment. \u00a0The 2014 report adds 33 incidents, as well as 17 from 2013, to the <a title=\"FBI Active Shooter Study January 2014\" href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=7102\" target=\"_blank\">prior bulletin from January of this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From 2000 to 2013, the 160 incidents resulted in 1,043 casualties: \u00a0458 killed and 557 wounded. \u00a0The average number of ASI&#8217;s per calendar year was 11.4. \u00a0The first seven years of the study showed a yearly average of 6.4 ASI&#8217;s, while the latest seven years rocketed to an average of 16.4. \u00a0The report includes a one paragraph synopsis of each of the 160 events.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Some of the highest casualty incidents include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cinemark Century 16 Theater in Aurora, Colorado: \u00a070 (12 killed, 58 wounded), July 20, 2012.<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia: \u00a049 (32 killed, 17 wounded), April 16, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Ft. Hood Soldier Readiness Processing Center in Ft. Hood, Texas: \u00a045 (13 killed, 32 wounded), November 5, 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Sandy Hook Elementary School and a residence in Newtown, Connecticut: \u00a029 (27 killed, 2 wounded), December 14, 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I commented on the results of the FBI&#8217;s previous January 2014 bulletin as it related to law enforcement response and recommendations&#8211;patrol rifles, plate carriers, and medical equipment for all cops. \u00a0With just one extra year of data, my observations will highlight some of the other trends.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Active-Shooter-Locations.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8198\" src=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Active-Shooter-Locations.jpg\" alt=\"ASR_Graph02e\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Active-Shooter-Locations.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Active-Shooter-Locations-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First of all, there was a 20% decline in ASI&#8217;s for 2013 (17) when compared to 2012 (21). Along with the reduction in the number of incidents, there was a 51% decrease in the average number of killed and wounded casualties; five per incident verses 9.9. \u00a0The decrease did not count the shooters themselves. \u00a0It appears that we got lucky in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>This new study examined 64 incidents where the durations could be ascertained. \u00a0In 44 (69%) of the 64, the active shooter events ended in five minutes or less. \u00a0Twenty-two of the 44 ended in two minutes or less. \u00a0Because of the speed of the incidents, 66.9% of all 160 ASI&#8217;s had ended by the time police arrived.<\/p>\n<p>The above stats prompted the study&#8217;s recommendation for awareness, training, and exercises for not only law enforcement, but civilians as well. \u00a0&#8220;It is important, too, that training and exercises include not only an understanding of the threats faced but also the risks and options available in active shooter incidents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To quote findings, &#8220;The study identified 21 (13.1%) of 160 incidents where unarmed citizens made the selfless and deeply personal choices to face the danger of an active shooter. \u00a0In those instances, the citizens safely and successfully disrupted the shootings. In 11 of those 21 incidents, unarmed principals, teachers, other school staff and students confronted the shooters to end the threat. \u00a0In 10 incidents, citizens, working or shopping when the shootings began, successfully restrained shooters until police could arrive. \u00a0And in 6 other incidents, armed off-duty police officers, citizens, and security guards risked their lives to successfully end the threat. \u00a0These actions likely saved the lives of students and others present.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The FBI Active Shooter Incident Report is a 47 page PDF document that is worthwhile reading for any citizen, cop or not. \u00a0Arm yourself with knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>Randall<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI published its 2014 Active Shooter Incidents Report this week. \u00a0It collated information from a total of 160 ASI&#8217;s from the years 2000 through 2013. \u00a0In the introduction, it noted that the selection of ASI&#8217;s can be subjective and that the aggregate seeks to add &#8220;clarity and data of value&#8221; for a basic assessment. \u00a0The 2014 report adds 33 incidents, as well as 17 from 2013, to the prior bulletin from January of this year. From 2000 to 2013, the 160 incidents resulted in 1,043 casualties: \u00a0458 killed and 557 wounded. \u00a0The average number of ASI&#8217;s per calendar year was 11.4. \u00a0The first seven years of the study showed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=8196\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[407,8,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media","category-misc","category-officer-safety"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p28xkp-28c","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8196"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8218,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8196\/revisions\/8218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}