In the Line of Duty

The deadly reality of law enforcement is that people try and kill us simply for doing out jobs. In this episode of Blue Canary we will take a look at the FBI LEOKA data and see the shocking changes in the last several years.

There are a lot of reasons officer’s die in the line of duty, everything from automobile accidents to health issues, to assaults. In 2019, 151 officers died in the line of duty. That number increased dramatically in 2020 to 369 with 240 of those deaths being caused by officers contracting COVID-19 while on the job. But, For this episode I am going to focus on the assaults against officers.

Understanding why and how officers are murdered in the line of duty is critical, not just for the officers themselves, but for the communities they live and work in.

LEOKA stand for Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted project conducted by the FBI. The study provides data collection, research, and training to law enforcement agencies across the country. You can find the LEOKA data at the following link;

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jwCQkUuJKBA7MuqmapHWieFZGxZgn3C-/view?usp=sharing