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Police Officer Line of Duty Deaths Decreased
An 11-percent decrease in line-of-duty deaths in 2005 compared to the same time last year can be partly attributed to increased use of bullet-resistant vests, say two law enforcement groups.
July 13, 2005
Patrol
AG Holder: 2011 Duty Deaths 'Simply Unacceptable'
Duty deaths have spiked in 2011 with a 20% increase through March 22 compared to 2010. So far in 2011, 49 officers have died in the line of duty, according to preliminary data from NLEOMF. The spike in duty deaths began in 2010 after a two-year decline. There were 162 LODDs, 45 more than 2009.
March 21, 2011
Patrol
LEO Duty Deaths Jump 37 Percent
Line-of-duty deaths surged nearly 40 percent; firearms-related killings increased by more than 20 percent for a second year in a row.
December 27, 2010
Patrol
Duty Deaths Decrease 35% in First Half of 2019
There were 60 line-of-duty deaths of police officers in the first six months of 2019, a 35% decrease compared with the same time last year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
July 31, 2019
Patrol
Duty Deaths Up 25% in 2024, NLEOMF Reports
The leading cause of line-of-duty deaths for police officers in 2024 was gunfire, and the largest increase over 2023 resulted from traffic-related incidents, both underscoring the growing risks faced by law enforcement officers in the line of duty.
January 7, 2025
Patrol
Gunfire Duty Deaths Down 33% in 2017
NLEOMF announced today in its 2017 Preliminary Law Enforcement Fatalities Report that a total of 128 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers died in the line of duty over the past year, which is the lowest annual figure since 2013 when 117 officers died. A total of of 143 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2016. This year's 10% decrease reverses three consecutive years of increases in officer deaths.
December 27, 2017
Patrol
Duty Deaths Trending Down for 2019
“We are holding our breaths and hoping the trend continues,” Jim Pasco, the executive director of the National Fraternal Order of Police, told Fox News. “We are watching as closely as anybody.”
May 10, 2019
Patrol
Line-of-Duty Deaths: Managing Risk
The rash of police murders and assaults this year is small compared to the body count inflicted on cops during the late 1960s and early 1970s. That era's law enforcement blood bath led to the adoption of better police tactics, more comprehensive police training, and the adoption of ballistic armor as standard police equipment.
August 11, 2011
Patrol
264 Line-of-Duty Deaths in 2020, Most from COVID
The Memorial Fund announced in its proprietary "2020 Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report" that 264 federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial officers died in the line of duty over the past year, representing a 96% increase over the 135 officers who died in the line of duty in 2019. In the category of “Other” causes, which includes 145 Confirmed Covid-19 deaths, the number of fatalities is up 300% over 2019.
January 11, 2021
Patrol
NLEOMF: Mid-Year Duty Deaths Down 31% Vs. Same Time Period in 2021
While the number of line-of-duty deaths in the first half of 2022 have decreased compared to the same time in 2021, most of that decrease is a result of far fewer Covid-19-related deaths. The preliminary report shows an 18% increase in the number of firearms-related fatalities.
July 14, 2022
Patrol
Line-of-Duty Deaths: The War on Cops
A cursory glance at the numbers seemingly underscores such concerns. Thirty-one officers were feloniously shot and killed from January through mid-May 2011—a 34 percent increase over the same period a year before.
July 24, 2011
Patrol
Preventing Struck-by-Vehicle Duty Deaths
To save the lives of officers who work this country's highways, a culture change needs to happen.
August 7, 2018
Patrol
Duty Deaths Down 66% from Last Year
Twenty-five officers were shot and killed during the first six months of the year, compared to 33 during the same period in 2022, a 24% decrease year over year.
July 11, 2023
Patrol
NLEOMF: Firearms-Related Duty Deaths Up 24% in 2018
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said that 73 law enforcement officers have been killed in the line of duty so far in 2018.
July 10, 2018
Command
Maine Bill Would Make Some Police Suicides Duty Deaths
The public safety committee voted unanimously Wednesday to send L.D. 439, sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Salisbury, D-Westbrook, to the full legislature.
March 30, 2023
Patrol
How to Minimize Accidental “Struck By” Duty Deaths
Too many LEOs are dying beside the road because they were accidentally struck by another vehicle.
June 29, 2018
Patrol
Police Duty Deaths Dropped 18% in 2019, NLEOMF Reports
The Memorial Fund announced Monday in its 2019 Preliminary End-of-Year Law Enforcement Fatalities Report that 128 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers died in the line of duty over the past year, representing an 18% decrease over the 157 officers who died in the line of duty in 2018.
December 30, 2019
Patrol
Line-of-Duty Deaths Increased in 2021, FBI Reports
Officers killed while on duty increased drastically, by nearly 40%, in 2021. According to FBI statistics, 129 law enforcement officers were killed in line-of-duty incidents in 2021. Of these, 73 officers died as a result of felonious acts and 56 officers died in accidents.
May 11, 2022
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