Posted October 24, 2016 9:00 am by Comments

By Tactical-Life

The FBI has released its annual LEOKA report (Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted), detailing the number of LEOs killed in the line-of-duty in 2015. Turns out, the number actually went down when compared to 2014.

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According to the report, there were 86 officers killed in 2015, down 10 from 96 in 2014. Of the 86 killed in 2015, 41 of these were as a result of “felonious acts,’ while 45 other officers died as a result of an accident. 50,212 officers were assaulted in the line of duty in 2015. That number actually went up from 2014, which counted 48,315 assaults. Click here for this year’s LEOKA report. Read on for the FBI’s press release breaking everything down.

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Felonious Deaths

The 41 felonious deaths occurred in 21 states and in Puerto Rico. The number of officers killed as a result of criminal acts in 2015 decreased by 10 when compared with the 51 officers who were feloniously killed in 2014. The five- and 10-year comparisons show a decrease of 31 felonious deaths compared with the 2011 figure (72 officers) and …Read the Rest

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