Law enforcement officers' death by firearms rising this year, compared to 2021
CBSN
Thirty-three law enforcement officers died in the line of duty as a result of shootings in the first half of this year, representing an 18% increase in firearms-related fatalities, compared with the first six months of 2021, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
Yet, so far in 2022, overall fatalities among law enforcement officers have fallen by roughly 31%, following last year's record number of line-of-duty deaths. Dropping from the 188 officers killed during the same period last year, a new report by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund found the decline is "almost entirely related to a reduction in Covid-19 deaths."
William Alexander, Executive Director of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and former commander of the Prince George's County Police Department summed up the mid-year report as a "mixed bag."
