Monday, November 3, 1986/The Battalion/Page 7 Tying One On A student gets in some practice for the calf- roping event for the All-Aggie Reunion Ro- Photo by Doug LaRue deo. The rodeo will be held Nov. 7, 8 and 9 at the Dick Freeman Arena. Dallas police top nation's rate in citizen killings DALLAS (AP) — The rate at which police in Dallas are killing citi zens outranks all other major U.S. cities, according to a Dallas Times Herald survey. In 1985, the rate of fatal shootings by police was five times higher than New York when numbers of shoot ings are compared to number of res idents, the survey said. Officers killed nine citizens last year, giving the city a .924 rate per 100,000. Los Angeles ranked second at .743. In the first nine months of 1986 police killed nine citizens, equaling the total for all of 1985. Combined with another survey by the Washington-based Crime Con trol Institute, the statistics show that since 1970, fatal police shootings here have run counter to a declining national rate. Over the 15-year time span, the national rate of fatal police snootings dropped 34 percent while the Dallas rate increased 31 percent. The survey also notes an increase in violence against police. Instances of police being fired on, assaulted, or threatened so far this year have increased. One Dallas policeman has been killed and over 20 have been threat ened with deadly weapons, the sur vey said. Police are currently investigating the death of a 70-year-old Dallas woman a policeman shot outside her home Oct. 26. The shooting has re kindled concerns among city offi cials and minority leaders that offi cers are too quick to use their guns. I0K to ildi