Sixty-four officers were fatally shot in the line of duty in 2022, according to a preliminary report. The figure — the same as in 2021 — represents an increase over the average number of officer deaths in more recent history, according to researchers.
Sixty-four officers were fatally shot in the line of duty in 2022, according to a preliminary annual report released Wednesday from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
Marcia Ferranto, CEO of the organization, said the data should prompt officer safety and wellness programs around the country to investigate why officers are dying at a greater rate today due to firearms than they were 10 years ago.From 2010 through the end of 2020, an average of 53 officers were killed each year in firearm-related incidents, the report said. The 64 deaths by gunfire in 2022 represents an increase of 21% over the average of the decade prior.
Another 56 officers died in traffic-related incidents: They were either in collisions or struck while outside their cars, according to the report. Of the dozens of officers fatally shot last year, 11 were ambushed, 10 were attempting to make an arrest, nine were handling domestic disputes, eight were investigating"suspicious circumstances or people," six were killed making traffic stops, and five were killed handling disturbance calls, according to the report.
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