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The joint award-winning project by CBC/Radio-Canada and The Canadian Press produced a multimedia analysis of Taser stun guns and their use by the RCMP. This endeavour in 2008 created a multitude of stories for newspapers, websites, radio and television - including the following exclusive reports from The Canadian Press.

Part I:   Taser Secrecy Part II:  The Taser Gun death of Robert Dziekanski Part III: Multiple RCMP Taser zaps on rise despite warning Part IV: RCMP-Taser-QuickFacts Part V:  One in three hit with RCMP Tasers need medical care

Part IV: RCMP-Taser-QuickFacts (published June 11, 2008)

OTTAWA - Some statistics on RCMP Taser use across the country from 2002 to 2007:

Number of events when Taser used: 3226

Total number of events when person zapped multiple times: 1376

Total percentage of incidents involving multiple firings: 43

Percentage of incidents involving multiple firings in 2002: 31

Percentage of incidents involving multiple firings in 2007: 44.5

Percentage of multiple-firing incidents in which person zapped was unarmed: 65

Average number of officers present when Taser used: 2.73

(Source: RCMP / The Canadian Press / CBC-Radio-Canada)

© 2009 The Canadian Press

Series Continues:
 | Taser Secrecy | Dziekanski | Zaps on rise | RCMP-Taser-QuickFacts| Medical Care |

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