These statistics are really quite alarming and helps to put into context the brevity of the 'political tone' of the day in 2010.
The total number of officers dead during that period of time was 530. The distribution per year is about the same with an uptick in 2001 to 70 and a decrease in 2008 to 41, the lowest rate of all years.
Where it gets really disturbing is when the numbers are recorded by 'region of the country.'
The highest regions for Police Deaths in the USA are primarily RED STATES.
The highest is the South with 263. That designation is divided into three regions South Atlantic with 125, East South Central with 51 and West South Central 87 Police Officers..
South Atlantic
Delaware - 0
District of Columbia - 3
Maryland - 14
Virginia - 20
West Virginia - 2
North Carolina - 20
South Carolina - 19
Georgia - 25
Florida - 22
East South Central
Kentucky - 9
Tennessee - 16
Alabama - 14
Mississippi - 12
West South Central
Arkansas - 4
Louisiana - 25
Oklahoma - 6
Texas - 52
The second highest is the West with 103. This designation has two regions, the Mountain with 37 and Pacific with 66 Police Officers.
Mountain
Montana - 1
Idaho - 3
Wyoming - 0
Utah - 4
Colorado - 4
Nevada - 2
New Mexico - 7
Arizona - 16
Pacific
Alaska - 4
Hawaii - 3
Washington - 10
Oregon - 3
California - 46
Then comes the third highest the Mid-West with a total of 97, divided between the East North Central at 72 and West North Central at 25.
East North Central are the states that border on the Great Lakes. This region has the longest frontage in miles to the Great Lakes.
Ohio - 15
Michigan - 18
Indian - 14
Illinois - 18
Wisconsin - 7
The West North Central
Minnesota - 4
Iowa - 0
Missouri - 14
North Dakota - 0
South Dakota - 0
Nebraska - 1
Kansas - 6
The second lowest is the Northeast with 46. This region is divided into two categories New England with 8 and the Mid-Atlantic with 38.
New England
Maine - 0
New Hampshire - 2
Vermont - 0
Massachusetts - 3
Connecticut - 2
Mid-Atlantic
New Jersey (The most densely populated state in the union per square mile) - 7
New York (Which is also a Great Lakes State) - 15
Pennsylvania - 16
