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There are so many variables, I don't think there can ever be a definitive answer. Trying to determine how confident one Officer was in one particular shooting as a determination as to how many rounds he fired, for example, would be difficult.
If he freaked out, jerked the gun out and fired one round that dropped the bad guy, he would likely say he was very confident. Then the video might show he fired that one round, that ricocheted off the cash register before hitting the bad guy once in the forehead.
Just a gut feeling, when we carried revolvers and single stack 1911's, it seems the round count, in shootings was lower.
But, since we got high cap guns, I've personally seen 18+ rounds fired in one shooting against a single suspect a couple times....and, one round fired against a single suspect numerous times.
So, I wouldn't hazard a guess based on what I have personally been involved in.
The NYPD likely does the most comprehensive study every year. I'll try and find a link.
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