2015 is one of the safest years for police in 25 years, despite ‘war on cops’ media coverage

2015 may end up being the safest year for police officers in the past 25 years.

The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP), which has been tracking officer deaths for the past 100 years, shows that this year, there have been 24 officers shot and killed by suspects this year. If the rate continues at this pace, the ODMP estimates 36 such deaths in the year 2015, which will be the lowest in 25 year, aside from 31 deaths in 2013.

Each one of these deaths is a tragedy and should not be taken lightly. However, this statistic does seem to throw a wrench into the works of people…READ MORE