Number of U.S. Police Officers Killed on Duty Rises to 5-Year High in 2016
By Melissa Chan December 29, 2016
The U.S. saw 135 police officers die in the line of duty in 2016, which is the highest number of fatalities on the job in five years, according to a new analysis.
Nearly half of those who were killed while working this year were fatally shot, including 21 police officers who died in different ambush-style attacks carried out across the country, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said Thursday.
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