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Law Enforcement Officer Deaths: 72 Killed In Line Of Duty Last Year

The FBI says that 72 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty last year, up from 56 the year before. An additional 53 officers died in accidents, and 54,774 officers were assaulted in the line of duty. The average age of officers killed in the line of duty was 38.

 

Police fatalities jump 37 percent in 2010

Police fatalities jump 37 percent in 2010

Cluster killings of more than one officer helped make 2010 a particularly dangerous year for law enforcement. Deaths in the line of duty jumped 37 percent to about 160 from 117 the year before, according to a nonprofit that tracks police deaths.

 

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