Also, since hollow point rounds expand on impact, they are less likely to penetrate completely through a body and place innocent bystanders in harm's way by being struck by a stray bullet passing through the body of the intended target. This makes the hollow point round a safer round to use, especially in urban settings. Simply stated, hollow point ammunition is more effective and safer to use.
The hollow point round is not a "specialized round," as indicated in the article. The hollow point rounds are standard ammunition of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. I was a police officer for twenty-one years. I became a police officer in 1978. My agency used semi-jacketed hollow points as the standard ammunition the entire length of my career, and hollow point ammunition still remains the standard ammunition. In 1999, NYPD was the last major U.S. law enforcement agency in the U.S. to change from ball ammunition to hollow points (see Massad Ayoob, "The Dangers of Over-Penetrating Bullets," Gun Digest, 19 April 2012).