Law Enforcement Deaths Hit Record High in 2021: Report – By Matt Margolis (PJ Media) / December 27, 2021
In 2020, the death of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests and outrage at police officers—which also resulted in an increase in police officers killed in the line of duty. While no incident sparked the same outrage in 2021 as George Floyd’s death had a year prior, the number of police officers killed in the line of duty this year hit a record high, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
“In 2021, estimates range from 358 to 477 officers killed in the line of duty,” reports Just The News. “Both numbers are still significantly higher than previous years. Using preliminary data, compared to 2020, firearms-related fatalities are up 31% and traffic-related fatalities are up 30%.”
The increase comes following a wave of law enforcement resignations in the aftermath of the George Floyd riots in the summer of 2020. At the same time, Joe Biden embraced the defund the police movement, and even referred to police as “the enemy.”
