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Highlights264 police officers were killed in the line of duty in 2020 representing a 96% increase compared to the previous year.Includes "other" causes, which includes COVID-19 deaths, which is up 300%ArticleWASHINGTON (ABC7) A staggering 264 police officers were killed in the line
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2020 was Deadliest Year for Law Enforcement Officers in Decades
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial FundJanuary 11, 2021 GMT
Washington, DC, Jan. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The number of law enforcement professionals nationwide who died in the line of duty in 2020 increased 96% over the previous year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a nonprofit group that has long tracked officer fatalities.
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The Memorial Fund announced in its proprietary
2020 Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report that as of December 31, 2020, 264 federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial officers died in the line of duty (LOD) over the past year, representing a 96% increase over the 135 officers who died in the line of duty in 2019. In the category of “Other” causes, which includes Covid-19 deaths, the number of fatalities is up 300% over 2019.