Altogether, 126 law enforcement officers died in 2014, an increase of almost a quarter from the 102 officers who were killed in 2013 (Berman, 2014). ... Has there been a significant increase in deaths of police officers dying by their own hand? ... The number of police officers dying by firearms increased in 2014 (Berman, 2014). ... Tucker-Gail, Selman, Kobolt and Hill (2010) conducted a study to try to determine why law enforcement officers die while on duty. ... There are many reasons police are dying while on duty, and they do not always involve a firearm. ...

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