Number of police officers killed in line of duty decreased in 2025 compared to prior year, FBI says
The number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty dropped 17.2% in 2025 compared with the prior year, though non-fatal assaults against police have been rising since 2021, according to new data released Monday by the FBI.
TL;DR
- Law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty decreased by 17.2% in 2025.
- There were 53 officers killed in felony acts in 2025, down from 64 in 2024.
- The majority of officers killed were White males, and most incidents occurred in the South.
- Non-fatal assaults against police have been rising since 2021.
- The assault rate in 2025 was 13.8 assaults per 100 officers, the highest in 10 years.
- 445 officers were assaulted and injured by firearms in 2025.
- The period of 2021-2024 saw more officers feloniously killed (258) than any other consecutive four-year period.
- 2021 had the highest number of deaths with 71 officers killed.