where can i find out how often the swat teams are being used?

Question

I found a small article saying that in 1980 SWAT teams deployed 3,000 a yr and in 2000 there were 40,000 a year. where can i find more data like this??

Answer 1

SWAT saves lives. Peroid.

Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)
http://bjsdata.ojp.usdoj.gov/dataonline/Search/Law/Law.cfm
U.S. Department of Justice · Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Statistics

Promising Strategies from the Field: A National Overview
"reduced calls for SWAT service"
service"http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=815

Answer 2

It all depends on factors which cannot be determined, because you never know when swat may be needed at any given time of the day, or night. There may be lulls, where they may not be needed for days, or even weeks.