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33 cops killed by gunfire in 2013, the lowest number since 1887Los Angeles TimesJan. 01, 2014 |
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 According to a preliminary report by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund released Monday, 111 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2013, the lowest number since 1959. [...]But the number of justified homicides by police officers has increased over time, according to the latest available statistics from the FBI, which do not include 2013. Officers killed 414 people in the line of duty in 2009; 397 in 2010; 404 in 2011; and 410 in 2012. The 400 mark had not been exceeded in the preceding decade, according to the FBI's justified homicide statistics. There were 308 such killings in 1999. Full Story 
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