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  LEO Suicides

  • Police Officers are at a higher risk of suicide than any other profession.  In fact, suicide is so prevalent in the profession that the number of police officers who died by suicide is more than triple that of officers who were fatally injured in the line of duty. 

  • Researchers are attributing these stats to the unique combination of easy access to deadly weapons, intense stress, and human devastation that police are exposed to on a daily basis. 

  • 13 out of every 100,000 people die by suicide in the general population – That number increases to 17 out of 100,000 for police officers. 

  • Despite the prevalence of mental health issues amongst law enforcement, there is a stigma around getting help.  Many officers view asking for help as a sign of weakness or that if they acknowledge they have a problem with mental health then something is “wrong” with them.

  • In an effort to reduce this number, one of our goals is to give officers an outlet to escape these issues through speaking with fellow officers and to provide Biblical direction to these needs.

Line of Duty Deaths

  • Crime fighting has taken its toll. Since the first recorded police death in 1786, there have been more than 22,000 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

  • A 2008 study cited that a total of 1,627 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty the prior 10 years, an average of one death every 54 hours or 163 per year. 

  • Should these tragic events occur locally, it is also our goal to help support these Officer’s families, both blood and blue.  

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