0 shares | |
A new study revealed that so far, 2019 has been one of the least deadliest for police officers.????With one third of the year complete, data from the Officer Down Memorial Page shows that 40 officers were killed in the line of duty.????According to their statistics, the last time the number was that low was over 50 years ago in 1965.????Jim Pasco, the executive director of the National Fraternal Order of Police…????...told Fox News he attributed part of the decline in deaths to improvements in training…????...as well as protective gear that officers are issued.????Pasco added that he thought advancements in the medical field are also a factor…????...telling Fox News that officers who are injured on the job could have a better chance of being saved thanks to…??????“...the number of trauma surgeons and professionals that have served in combat and dealt with treatment of severe wounds.”????According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, over the last 5 years the number of police officers killed in the line of duty…????...exceeded 150 officers each year, as it remains one of the deadliest professions in the U.S.