With the culture of violence we see in Red States manifesting in assaulting the capital, the reemergence of white nationals, and the overall climbing of violence from the historical lows enjoyed during the Obama administration it is no surprise to me that red states are death traps for cops. If conservatives would keep their houses in order instead of virtue signaling about kneeling at the anthem then perhaps they would start to save hundreds of cop lives every year. If Red States were as safe as Blue States for cops there would have been 131 fewer dead cops. There would be 131 fewer widows. There would be 131 fewer broken families.
2021 Database of "On-the-Job" Deaths for Police Officers
The results are in for 2021 and police officers are 179% more likely to die in the line of duty in states where Republicans hold legislative control vs states led by Democrats as a percent to their populations. For every 1 million people in Georgia 4.3 cops died in 2021 which was the deadliest Republican led state where 46 officers lost their lives. Skipping over the next seven Republican states reveals that the deadliest state for cops led by a Democratic legislature is Nevada in 8th place at 2.3 deaths per million residents and 7 total police deaths. Seven states, all with less than 2M people saw no officer deaths in the line of duty in 2021. On average in America during 2021 there were 1.6 officer deaths for every 1 million Americans, 0.7 in Democratic led states and 1.9 deaths per million in Republican led states.
States Categorized by Legislative Control
These figures include all deaths reported by state agencies in the line of duty. While these figures include homicides they also include accidental deaths on the job and job related deaths. Covid was the number 1 killer of cops in almost 50 states in 2021.
Deaths by Type
2021 Database of "On-the-Job" Deaths for Police Officers
The results are in for 2021 and police officers are 179% more likely to die in the line of duty in states where Republicans hold legislative control vs states led by Democrats as a percent to their populations. For every 1 million people in Georgia 4.3 cops died in 2021 which was the deadliest Republican led state where 46 officers lost their lives. Skipping over the next seven Republican states reveals that the deadliest state for cops led by a Democratic legislature is Nevada in 8th place at 2.3 deaths per million residents and 7 total police deaths. Seven states, all with less than 2M people saw no officer deaths in the line of duty in 2021. On average in America during 2021 there were 1.6 officer deaths for every 1 million Americans, 0.7 in Democratic led states and 1.9 deaths per million in Republican led states.
States Categorized by Legislative Control
These figures include all deaths reported by state agencies in the line of duty. While these figures include homicides they also include accidental deaths on the job and job related deaths. Covid was the number 1 killer of cops in almost 50 states in 2021.
Deaths by Type