This op-ed by FBI Director Christopher Wray appeared on the Fox News Digital website to call attention to the nation s violent crime problem and the need for a group effort to combat it.
our nation. today we are going to, as you said, report out that lines of duty deaths increased by 55% over last year. it s not surprising that the number one cause in 2021 is going to be attributed to covid. there is 301 cases currently on file of covid related deaths. the second cause of law enforcement deaths are firearms. that increased, actually, 38% over last year. in prior years, it s been traffic-related deaths. although those are up 38%, those are traffic-related deaths are the third highest cause of death for law enforcement officers for 2021. carley: next natural question is why is this happening? you know, that s a good question and this is why i m
we re still living through. i think what s important here is to talk about what resources, what additional monies not just for more police and more training, but what are we going to do different with more police and more training. there has to be a balance there, cedric. the natural law enforcement memorial and museum published an end of the year fatality report, noting that law enforcement related deaths are up by 50%. the same record found that violence against police officers are also up 32% in terms of an increase. you have 55% increase in law enforcement caused death, 32% of law enforcement deaths. why do you think that is? well, something is going a in the environment. i think there s a number of things. certainly we see this up tick during this pandemic we re in, but we can t blame it on the pandemic solely.