Fact-check · Oct 15, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Police officers deaths in the line of duty have reached an eighty year low”
TRUE
What the record shows
111 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2025, the lowest annual total since 1943 (82 years), per National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
NLEOMF independently confirmed 111 line-of-duty deaths in 2025, lowest since 1943—approximately 80 years. Represents 25% decline from 2024.
Sources
- FBI on X: "The #FBI's Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) Data Collection's preliminary statistics have been released. According to the data reported to the FBI, 64 officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2024. Find the data at https://t.co/HZBqrZpB0j https://t.co/UrkPwghw8H" / X
- Officers Killed and Assaulted in the Line of Duty, 2024 ...
- c Officers Killed and Assaulted in the Line of Duty, 2025
- FBI Releases “Officers Killed and Assaulted in the Line of Duty, 2025” Special Report and Law Enforcement Employee Counts
- Statistics on Law Enforcement Officer Deaths in the Line of Duty from January through August 2024
- Official: Frank Minnehaha County's first 'line of duty' death
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