2017 Security Officer Deaths
2017 Security Officer Deaths
Shootings 45
Stabbings 7
Illness 12
81 percent were confirmed heart attacks and strokes.
Miscellaneous 3
1 Person fell from a building and two remain unclassified
Vehicle Accidents 10
5 vehicle crashes, 1 golf cart, 1 bicycle, 3 hit by vehicles ( non-assaultss)
Assaults 14
This includes five deaths where security officers were intentionally struck by vehicles
Drownings 4
All four died in Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria
Fires 2
Both succumbed to smoke inhalation at structure fires
97 Confirmed
Estimated 10 % more TOTAL: 117
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