2020 was the deadliest year for law enforcement officers in decades - CNN

2020 was the deadliest year for law enforcement officers in decades - CNN

"A report released Monday by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) found that 264 federal, state, military, tribal and local law enforcement officers to date died in the line of duty last year -- the highest since 1974.

The reason that number is so high: Covid-19.

Law enforcement officers died last year of numerous causes, among them vehicle crashes, heart attacks and gun shots. 

But more officers died of Covid-19 than all other causes combined, with 145 out of the 264 deaths attributed to the virus...Read all.