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The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 436 deaths in the line of duty. [26] The leading cause of death for 2020 was COVID-19 at 281 deaths followed by gunfire at 46 deaths and 9/11-related cancers with 35 deaths. The state with the largest number of line-of-duty deaths was Texas with 78 followed by New York with 43.
A 29-year-old officers struck Moss as he was crossing the street on foot. [42] 2024-02-17 Taiquell Woodson (33) Black Islip, New York: Woodson's wife contacted law enforcement after her husband had been acting violently. When Woodson answered the door he was holding a large knife and immediately begins stabbing the officer.
Map of per capita police killings in the United States in 2018. [1]Below are lists of people killed by law enforcement in the United States, both on duty and off duty. . Although Congress instructed the Attorney General in 1994 to compile and publish annual statistics on police use of excessive force, this was never carried out, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation does not collect the
How many officers have died in the United States this year? This year, 88 police officers across the United States have died in the line of duty, including nine in Texas: Deputy Fernando Esqueda ...
Seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse have been charged in the 2020 death of a man who was held down and said he couldn’t breathe. 7 California Highway Patrol officers and nurse ...
Mario Gonzalez, 26, seen in a screengrab while in police custody on April 19, 2021, in Alameda, California. The video goes on to show officers pinning Gonzalez to the ground during the arrest.
Two deputies responded to a 911 call alleging that Lee assaulted his father. The officers deployed tasers in an attempt to arrest Lee, which did not work. Lee pulled a firearm and the deputies fired shots at him. Both officers were uninjured, while Lee later died at the hospital. [108] 2023-01-07 Kenneth Hearne (37) Black Phoenix, Arizona [109]
[20] “Nearly 400,000 first responders in the United States, and 10% worldwide are suffering from PTSD symptoms.” [3] Paramedics have the highest prevalence of PTSD while police officers have the lowest. [20] Paramedics respond to more emergencies than police and firefighters and do not undergo the same intense screening like police and ...