Volume 8
Strategies for Reducing Traffic-Related
Officer Fatalities
NLEOMF President and CEO Craig W. Floyd
According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s (NLEOMF) 2016 Mid-Year
Law Enforcement Officer Fatalities Report, 2016
marks the first time in three years that traffic-related
incidents in the United States were not the leading
cause of death among law enforcement officers in
the line of duty during the first half of the year.
As of July 20, 2016, 67 law enforcement officers
were killed in the line of duty across the country,
which is an 8 percent increase from the same period in 2015.
Firearms-related officer fatalities – many of them
ambush-style killings – displaced traffic-related
deaths as the leading cause of officer fatalities in
the line of duty, showing an astounding 78 percent
increase over last year.
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off the road, striking both her and the other vehicle. The
driver was charged with texting while driving, reckless driving, and failure to yield right of way to an emergency vehicle. Courtesy of Vimeo)
And even though traffic deaths were reduced by
17 percent year over year, traffic deaths have led
firearms-related deaths in 15 of the past 20 years.
It’s extremely important that departments remain
vigilant toward reducing risks law enforcement
personnel face on our nation’s roads. During this
presentation, the NLEOMF staff will be presenting updated traffic-related fatality metrics.
Officers making routine traffic stops or investigating a primary crash, especially proximal to busy
roadways, are constantly at risk of injury or death.
That’s why Laser