Study finds more active-duty police officers died of COVID-19 in 2020 than all other causes combined
Date Time Share Case Western Reserve professor raises awareness, offers solutions Of the 264 police officers who died in the line of duty in 2020 across the United States, more than half died of COVID-19, according to new data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (PDF) (NLEOMF). A professor at Case Western Reserve University is bringing some awareness to the disturbing trend. Mark Singer “COVID-19 is absolutely devastating police departments around the country,” said Singer, also deputy director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education...