Report: 2021 Was Deadliest Year For Police Officers

While COVID killed almost 5 times as many officers as firearms-related incidents — gun deaths also jumped this year.

As the nation reels from yet another COVID surge a new report shows the toll this disease has taken on U.S. law enforcement. 

Looking at all the ways officers died on duty in 2021, the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund says last year was the deadliest for U.S. law enforcement in history with 458 total fatalities. 

That's a 55% increase compared to last year and 146 more deaths than the previous record year.