Dillatrack

Dillatrack t1_j2srsjq wrote

Shootings is second and vehicles are third:

> Firearms were the second-largest cause of death with 61 officers killed feloniously by firearms in 2021, a 36% increase from the previous year. Nineteen of those officers were killed in "ambush attacks," which the report says is also a significant increase.

> 2021 also saw a dramatic increase in traffic-related fatalities with 58 officers killed as a result of incidents like vehicle collisions and motorcycle crashes — a 38% increase compared to the previous year.

> "Struck-by" fatalities — many of which occurred while officers were investigating vehicle crashes or helping motorists on the side of the road — increased by 93% during that period.

> Other officer deaths were attributed to beatings, Sept. 11-related illness and stabbings.

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/12/1072411820/law-enforcement-deaths-2021-covid

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