458 officers on the federal, state, tribal and local levels died last year, with data saying around 301 were killed from the coronavirus. It is the second year in the row that COVID-19 has been the leading cause of death among police officers.
COVID-19 was the leading cause of death for police officers in the line of duty in 2021,The report released Tuesday shows 458 officers on the federal, state, tribal and local levels died last year, with preliminary data saying around 301 were killed from the coronavirus.
The 458 officers who died is a 55 percent increase from 2020, when 295 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty. It is also the highest number killed in a year since 1930, when 312 officers died. "To properly identify these cases, NLEOMF and its Covid-19 Task Force is working with federal, state, tribal and local agencies to determine whether officers experienced direct exposure to individuals with Covid-19 while they were performing in their official law enforcement capacity," the report states.
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