Charlotte NC January 21 2024 Violence against private security and special police officers continues to increase at unprecedented rates each year and 2023 was no different. During 2023, more security officers were shot but fewer died than in the previous year. However, the number of unarmed security officers shot or killed continues to climb at […]
NEWARK, Del, Jan. 21, 2023 The fire alarm systems market size is projected to be valued at US$ 24.1 billion in 2023 and is expected to rise to US$ 40.6 billion by 2033. The sales of fire alarm systems are anticipated to record a CAGR of 5.3% during the forecast period. Fire detection and alarm systems […]
Charlotte NC January 1, 2023 For the second year in a row, more than one hundred security officers have been murdered on duty. The 2022 year ended as it came in. Violent. Three security officers were shot and critically wounded before the 2023 New Year came in. That brought the total number of security officers […]
Atlanta GA Nov 24, 2022 This year is likely to be the second-highest year for mass shootings in the United States on record, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit that tracks gun violence incidents across the country. The Gun Violence Archive, like CNN, defines a mass shooting as one in which […]
Charlotte NC November 5 2022 With the homicide rate having spiked by an average of nearly 10% in 50 of the biggest U.S. cities between Q3 2021 and Q3 2022, WalletHub today released its report on the Cities With the Highest Increase in Homicide Rates, along with accompanying videos and expert commentary. In order to […]
Washington DC August 31 2022 Workplace violence accounted for nearly 18,000 worker deaths from 1992 to 2019, according to research from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in the U.S. Department of Justice. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in the U.S. Department of Labor and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) […]
Washington DC July 1 2022 During the 2020-2021 school year, there were 93 school shootings in the United States — a high not seen in 20 years, according to federal data cited in a report by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Of those 93 shootings, 43 resulted in fatalities while 50 saw injuries, […]
Charlotte NC June 29 2022 Nearly 40% of law enforcement agencies around the country did not submit any data in 2021 to a newly revised FBI crime statistics collection program, leaving a massive gap in information sure to be exploited by politicians in midterm election campaigns already dominated by public fear over a rise in […]
Charlotte NC May 12th, 2022 The country’s 800,000 law enforcement officers report daily with the purpose to serve and protect communities of all sizes and uphold the law, but a recent study by WalletHub has ranked where in the United States it’s best and worst to work as a member of the police force. The […]
Charlotte NC May 5 2022 With National Prevention Week in full swing and the number of annual drug overdose deaths in the U.S. reaching over 100,000, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the States with the Biggest Drug Problems, as well as accompanying videos and expert commentary, to highlight the areas that […]