The dangers of police work continue to be ever-present. More officers died in 2018 in the United States than lost their lives in 2017.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says that 144 federal, state and local officers have lost their lives in 2018.
The majority of officers who have died in the line of duty have lost their lives in shootings or car crashes.
Heart attacks, drownings and illnesses, some linked to responders to the World Trade Center attack, are also causes of death for officers.
128 officers lost their lives in the line of duty in 2017.
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