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January 12, 2022 1:24 PM
A record high number of law enforcement officers in the United States died in the line of duty last year
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458 officer deaths last year, a 55% increase over 295 fatalities the previous year.
Sixty-two officers were killed by guns last year, a 36% increase from 2020
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Most of them were killed with handguns, and 19 died after being ambushed.
Another 58 officers were killed in traffic-related deaths, an increase of 38% over the previous year
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338 officers whose cause of deaths last year were categorized as “Other” included 301 fatalities that were linked to COVID-19, a 63% increase over 2020.
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Of the 37 officers who died in the line of duty last year from other causes, 25 died from other illnesses such as heart attacks and strokes and illnesses related to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001
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Four officers died from beatings in 2021, while four others drowned, the report said. Two officers were fatally stabbed, while one was killed when the patrol vehicle the officer was in “was swept away by floodwaters.” One officer was killed in a tornado.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-police-deat...93968.html
A record high number of law enforcement officers in the United States died in the line of duty last year
......
458 officer deaths last year, a 55% increase over 295 fatalities the previous year.
Sixty-two officers were killed by guns last year, a 36% increase from 2020
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Most of them were killed with handguns, and 19 died after being ambushed.
Another 58 officers were killed in traffic-related deaths, an increase of 38% over the previous year
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338 officers whose cause of deaths last year were categorized as “Other” included 301 fatalities that were linked to COVID-19, a 63% increase over 2020.
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Of the 37 officers who died in the line of duty last year from other causes, 25 died from other illnesses such as heart attacks and strokes and illnesses related to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001
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Four officers died from beatings in 2021, while four others drowned, the report said. Two officers were fatally stabbed, while one was killed when the patrol vehicle the officer was in “was swept away by floodwaters.” One officer was killed in a tornado.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-police-deat...93968.html
