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Training
Public Response to In-Custody Deaths
The chances of an in-custody death subsequent to police use of less-lethal weapons sparking a media firestorm in your city are ever growing. So it is imperative that your agency be prepared to respond to the public and media when an arrest-related death occurs.
September 16, 2013
Weapons
Traffic-Related Police Officer Deaths Jump
Police officers who can ticket you for not wearing a seat belt sometimes ditch their own restraints, a factor that may have contributed to a double-digit jump this year in law enforcement traffic fatalities, according to a new study.
December 27, 2006
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
Law Enforcement Deaths Rose Sharply First Half of 2007
The number of law enforcement officers killed in the United States soared by 44 percent during the first six months of 2007, and for the first time in three decades, more than 100 officer deaths were recorded by the halfway point of the year, according to preliminary statistics from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS).
July 29, 2007
Patrol
FBI: Felonious Deaths of Officers Spiked 61% in 2016
The FBI's annual Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) report says 118 American law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in 2016, a 35% increase over 2015 when the FBI reported 86 line-of-duty deaths. Even more alarming, felonious deaths of officers spiked 61% from the 41 slain in 2015 to 66 in 2016.
October 16, 2017
Patrol
Video: Man Charged in Deaths of 2 Chicago Officers
A 24-year-old man has been charged in connection to the circumstances that led to the deaths of two Chicago police officers who were struck and killed by a train Monday night.
December 20, 2018
Patrol
Death’s Dogs: Cadaver Search Canines
Any officer who has been involved in a search for a missing victim knows that law enforcement needs every possible break. Cadaver dogs, though not likely to become widely known or ever be the subject of a television series, give cops just the break they need when searching for human remains.
November 30, 2000
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
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
Weapons
Officers’ Shooting Deaths Prompt Security Review
Fairfax County has launched a security review of all its police, fire and sheriff's buildings, a process that will try to balance safety for employees with continued access for the public, after the fatal shootings of two police officers outside the Sully District station.
June 7, 2006
Special Units
Police Deaths Lowest in Three Decades
The number of police officers killed nationwide during the first half of 2002 dropped to its lowest level in more than 30 years. Sixty-eight federal, state and local law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty during the first six months this year.
September 26, 2002
Patrol
LAPD Shaken by 5 Officer Deaths
It's hard not to notice the LAPD in mourning. Blue ribbons are tied to trees outside police stations and onto antennas on black-and-white patrol cars.
May 14, 2014
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
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
Patrol
Spate of Deaths by Suicide in Chicago Highlight Need for More Support
Investigators are looking into the recent death of an officer with the Chicago Police Department, with early reports indicating that a self-inflicted gunshot wound was the cause of death. If that early information is confirmed, that would make six officers with the department to die by suicide since last summer.
February 8, 2019
Patrol
Officer Deaths Up in 2003
The number of police officers killed nationwide in the first half of 2003 is about 10 percent higher compared to the same time last year.
September 18, 2003
SWAT
LEO Deaths Take No Holiday
All police, military and firefighters willingly understand and accept the duty, challenge, sacrifice, risk of their noble professions. We know full well the ever-present dangers that lurk in the shadows — dangers that include the possibility of serious injury or death.
December 16, 2010
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