Originally Posted by
paherne
There are no accurate stats, but an article I read a few years ago estimated that 300-400 INNOCENT motorists were killed, per year, as a result of police pursuits. We have about 15-20 really bad, possibly criminal shoots per year as police in the 1000-1100 people that the police kill every year with firearms. Chasing for property crimes cannot be justified, in my opinion. The risk to the public and the officers involved is not warranted, given the state of the industry. With LPRs, DNA and other tools we now have available to us, it is not conscionable to chase for these crimes.