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The Canadian Press
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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 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
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RCMP-Taser-QuickFacts|
Medical Care |
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