Did You Know?

Did you know the average age of a fallen officer in the U.S. is 39 years old, with an average of 12 years of service?
Around 60% of line-of-duty deaths are caused by felonious acts, while 40% result from accidents.
Law enforcement officers respond to over 240 million calls annually, facing unpredictable dangers in the field.
Since 1791, over 26,000 officers have died in the line of duty in the U.S., highlighting the long history of sacrifice in law enforcement.
Traffic-related incidents are one of the leading causes of officer deaths, underscoring the hazards of daily patrols and emergency responses.
Over 900,000 law enforcement officers serving in the United States today?
Tragically, an officer is killed in the line of duty approximately every 53 hours.
California, Texas, and Louisiana are the leading states when it comes to annual line of duty deaths.
In 2019, 80% of the departments that experienced the loss of an officer had never suffered such a tragedy before.
Of the 21,000 police departments across the U.S., a remarkable 85% have fewer than 50 sworn officers.