Police officer on-duty deaths hit record high in 2021
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Some critics pointed to the spike in crime in 2021 as at least a dozen cities posted record numbers of homicides.
The cause of death remained fairly varied, but COVID-19 accounted for the bulk of fatalities with 67% of deaths in 2021, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.
But FBI data indicated that 70 police officers suffered felonious deaths, up 50% over last year.
The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) revealed earlier this month that 58 officers had been murdered as of Nov. 30, with 314 officers shot overall - a small increase from last year but up by 20 incidents from 2019. The data also shows that ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers spiked 126% from the same time last year.
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