Evidence-Based Solutions to Reduce Law Enforcement Officer Vehicular Crashes, California, 2000-2009

This study uses data on officer involved vehicle collisions in the state of California from 2000 - 2009 to conduct a comprehensive analysis of these events that resulting fatal, non-fatal injury, and non-injury outcomes. This project focuses on the analysis of incident and officer level factors that influence officer-involved vehicle crash rates, including potential differential influence these factors on the fatal and non-fatal injury outcomes. The underlying goal of the resulting analysis is to better inform the law enforcement and research communities about the impact and nature of these collisions to support the development of policies, programs, and training to reduce the occurrence of such events, particularly those that result in injuries and fatalities to officers and citizens.