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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
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
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
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
How Police Agencies Can Help Prevent K-9 Duty Deaths
A police K-9 is not just a member of the department—they are also a family member of the handler. Handlers and their K-9 partners basically spend their lives together—off duty and on—for many years. Most handlers keep their dogs after the animal is retired from active duty. The bond between a handler and "man's best friend" is truly unique. When a police dog dies in the line of duty, the emotional impact is just as difficult—albeit decidedly different—as when a human partner is killed.
October 5, 2018
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
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
Special Units
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
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
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
SWAT
Officer Survival 2010: How Can SWAT Prevent Duty Deaths?
So what can SWAT do to help? For the answer, we should look at SWAT's role in diffusing two of the deadliest threats to society in modern times: snipers and active shooters.
February 2, 2010
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
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
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
World Trade Center Flag Honors Baltimore Duty Deaths
A flag that flew over the World Trade Center site after 9/11 is coming to Baltimore in tribute to three police officers who've died in the past month.
October 25, 2010
Patrol
Colorado Police Families Cope with Recent Duty Deaths
“The last five weeks have been really hard,” she said. “They’ve been very emotional and every morning he leaves for work is a much bigger deal. She said every day her husband leaves for work, she makes it a point to say “I love you. Stay safe.” More Here.
February 7, 2018
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
Fewer Covid-19 Fatalities Led to 61% Drop in Duty Deaths During 2022, Firearms Deaths Remain High
Firearms-related fatalities have claimed the lives of 64 officers in 2022, which mirrors the number of firearms-related fatalities in 2021. Both years represent a 21% increase in firearms-related deaths when compared to the average of 53 firearms-related fatalities from 2010-2020.
January 11, 2023
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