Law enforcement 2004. Some federal employees have the authority to carry firearms and make arrests. Obviously, some danger is associated with these jobs, but how much? The table below summarizes the rates of assault and injury (or death) for these employees for 2004. (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs)
| Agency |
Assaults (per 100) |
Injured (per 100) |
| Bureau of Indian Affairs |
33.8 |
5.3 |
| National Park Service |
5.2 |
1.5 |
| U.S. Marshals Service |
1.5 |
0.7 |
| U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
0.9 |
0.2 |
| U.S. Postal Inspection Service |
0.8 |
0.3 |
| U.S. Capitol Police |
0.7 |
0.2 |
| Drug Enforcement Administration |
0.7 |
0.1 |
| Treasury IG for Tax Administration |
0.6 |
0 |
| U.S. Secret Service |
0.5 |
0.2 |
| U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
0.5 |
0.2 |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation |
0.2 |
0 |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |
0.2 |
0 |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Internal Revenue Service |
0 |
0 |
a) Create a display of these data.
b) Describe the data (shape, center, spread, unusual features).
c) Which agencies are outliers?