Search the Definitions. n. the death of a human being as the result of a wrongful act of another person. Such wrongful acts include: negligence (like careless driving), an inten- tional attack such as assault and/or battery, a death in the course of another crime, vehicular manslaughter, manslaughter or murder.
And salaries for officers in an urban area are normally higher than those in a rural area, he said. Location can factor into salary amounts. The average police and sheriff's patrol officer wage in Maryland, $59,880, is very close to the national number. But the average wage for that profession drops to an average of $51,900 in Virginia and $49,640 in the Salisbury area, the Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows.
These positions pay highest at the federal level at an average salary of $73,000. State pay averages $54,000 and local government pays an average of $56,000. Law enforcement officer pay for patrol police ranges from $30,000 to $80,000. The average salary for this position is $51,000. Federal government pay for this job is an average of $46,000; state government comes in at $57,000; and local governments pay an average of $51,000.