You know what happened. I notice you didn’t cite those 50 cops. Sounds bogus to me.
To understand the trend of police fatalities in the U.S., consider the following year-by-year statistics:
- 2015: 41 officers killed in the line of duty.
- 2016: 66 officers lost their lives.
- 2017: 46 officers were killed.
- 2018: 55 officers died while on duty.
- 2019: 48 officers were killed.
- 2020: 46 officers lost their lives.
- 2021: 73 officers were killed, marking a significant increase.
- 2022: 62 officers died in the line of duty.
- 2023: As of October, 45 officers have been reported killed.
- Trends: Overall, there has been fluctuation, with notable spikes in certain years.