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Overall gunfire deaths have more or less been on a steady decline for decades as more tools become available to keep officers safe. More officers are required to wear bullet-resistant vests. There's also better and faster medical care to save an officer's life.
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For these reasons alone, Officers are not dying.
Just because less cops are being killed from gunfire doesn't mean that less cops are being shot. The true statistic is how many "Deadly Assaults" on police are being attempted each year, which is on the rise.
If medical and body armor technology were where they were 15 years ago, we would see an increase in police deaths via gunfire.
Its good to see an article recognize that fact....Good find Richard.