As of June 30, 2024, 71 federal, state, county, municipal, tribal and officers from the U.S. Territories have died in the line of duty in 2024, representing a 15% increase compared to the 62 officers who died in the line of during the first half of 2023.
During the first half of 2024, 28 officers died from felonious assaults, all of whom were killed in the line of duty as a result of being fatally shot. This is an 8% increase of officers killed by firearms compared with the first half of 2023. The leading circumstance of firearms fatalities were officers who were killed feloniously during traffic enforcement or a pursuit.
During the first six months of 2024, 17 officers died of causes such as aircraft accidents, fire-related incidents, and physical-related illnesses including heart attacks and strokes suffered while in the performance of their official duties.
An increase in traffic-related fatalities thus far in 2024 is a negative trend, particularly following the National Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Summit in January of 2022. In the first six months of this year, 17 officers have died due to traffic-related crashes such as single-vehicle accidents, vehicle collisions, and motorcycle crashes while working along our nation’s roadways. These 17 crash-related fatalities are an increase of 89% compared to the 9 crash-related deaths during the same period last year.
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As of June 30, 2024, 71 federal, state, county, municipal, tribal and officers from the U.S. Territories have died in...
As of June 30, 2024, 71 federal, state, county, municipal, tribal and officers from the U.S. Territories have died in the line of duty in 2024, representing a 15% increase compared to the 62 officers who died in the line of during the first half of 2023.
During the first half of 2024, 28 officers died from felonious assaults, all of whom were killed in the line of duty as a result of being fatally shot. This is an 8% increase of officers killed by firearms compared with the first half of 2023. The leading circumstance of firearms fatalities were officers who were killed feloniously during traffic enforcement or a pursuit.
During the first six months of 2024, 17 officers died of causes such as aircraft accidents, fire-related incidents, and physical-related illnesses including heart attacks and strokes suffered while in the performance of their official duties.
An increase in traffic-related fatalities thus far in 2024 is a negative trend, particularly following the National Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Summit in January of 2022. In the first six months of this year, 17 officers have died due to traffic-related crashes such as single-vehicle accidents, vehicle collisions, and motorcycle crashes while working along our nation’s roadways. These 17 crash-related fatalities are an increase of 89% compared to the 9 crash-related deaths during the same period last year.
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