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U.S. law enforcement deaths rose by 56 percent increase in the number killed by gunfire compared to the previous year and included 15 ambush assaults, according to a report released Tuesday.
According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, this year 126 federal, state and local police officers have died in the line of duty. A 24 percent increase from last year, when 102 police officers were killed. Fifty were shot, compared with thirty in 2013.
According to the report, the states with the most police officer deaths were were California, at fourteen, Texas, at eleven, and New York, at nine. Florida had six deaths, and Georgia had five.
The second highest cause of death for police officers in 2014 were traffic related incidents, with 49 of the 126 deaths.
"I'm deeply concerned that a growing anti-government sentiment in America is influencing weak-minded individuals to launch violent assaults against the men and women working to enforce our laws and keep our nation safe," Craig Floyd, the memorial fund's chairman said. "Enough is enough. We need to tone down the rhetoric and rally in support of law enforcement and against lawlessness."
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