12-28-2010, 11:52 PM
The number of U.S. law enforcement fatalities spiked by 37 percent in 2010, a figure characterized as an alarming increase that follows two years of declining deaths among the nation's policing professionals.
The American Police Hall of Fame & Museum, with support from the National Association of Chiefs of Police and the American Federation of Police, provides at least $1,500.00 in emergency assistance for the families of officers killed, as well as $500.00 for grief counseling for each family member.
A total of 160 federal, state and local law enforcement officers died in the line of duty during the past 12 months, according to preliminary data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). This represents a dramatic increase over the 117 officer fatalities in 2009, which marked a 50-year low.
The American Police Hall of Fame & Museum, with support from the National Association of Chiefs of Police and the American Federation of Police, provides at least $1,500.00 in emergency assistance for the families of officers killed, as well as $500.00 for grief counseling for each family member.
A total of 160 federal, state and local law enforcement officers died in the line of duty during the past 12 months, according to preliminary data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). This represents a dramatic increase over the 117 officer fatalities in 2009, which marked a 50-year low.