TABLE 3.
Effect of Adoption of Conductive Energy Devices (CEDs) on Monthly Suspect and Officer Injury Rates: Orlando, FL, and Austin, TX; 1998–2006 and 2002–2006
| Suspects |
Officers |
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| IR (95% CI) or χ2 | P | IR (95% CI) or χ2 | P | |
| Orlando, FL | ||||
| CED use (n = 108) | 0.47 (0.37, 0.59) | <.001 | 0.38 (0.23, 0.62) | <.001 |
| Likelihood ratio | 1311.97 | <.001 | 2126.72 | <.001 |
| Austin, TX | ||||
| CED use (n = 60) | 0.70 (0.55, 0.88) | .002 | 0.75 (0.55, 1.02) | .069 |
| Likelihood ratio | 2598.28 | <.001 | 3416.31 | <.001 |
Note. CI = confidence interval; IR = incidence ratio. These models controlled for natural cubic spline of the monthly time series.