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Last updated on Thursday, July 23, 2015
(UNDATED) - The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund issued their yearly report stating 64 officers have been killed in the line of duty during the first half of 2015.
WTHI reports this is a three percent increase over the same period from last year.
Of these 64 officers, 30 were killed in traffic-related incidents; 18 were killed by gunfire; and 16 died due to job-related illnesses.
The report shows that traffic-related incident were the leading cause of officer fatalities but that firearms-related fatalities dropped this year.
"Each day some 900,000 men and women work to keep our communities safe, and we owe each of them a debt of gratitude," declared NLEOMF Chairman and CEO Craig W. Floyd. "While I'm concerned to see an increase in traffic-related fatalities--many are often preventable deaths--it's encouraging to see a decrease in firearms-related fatalities. This report reminds us that much more work needs to be done to improve officer safety and wellness in our country."
A copy of the full report, "2015 Mid-Year Law Enforcement Officer Fatalities Report," is available at www.LawMemorial.org/ResearchBulletin.
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