2021 saw highest number of on-duty cops intentionally killed in US since 9/11 | Daily Mail Online
The FBI recorded a 26-year high for on-duty police officers intentionally killed across the United States last year, as overall crime and murder rates hit record highs, falling just one short of the all-time grim mark of 74.
There were 73 cops who died in the line of duty from a ‘felonious killing’ last year, according to data provided by the FBI shared with CNN, a 59% increase from 2020’s total of 46.
Dangerous work.