Washington, D.C. – Data from 2017 reveals that the idea that there is a “war on cops” is nothing more than police propaganda, as the number of officers killed in the line of duty dropped to the second-lowest total in more than 50 years.

Conversely, there were over 1,000 people killed by cops for the fourth year in a row, according to the website killedbypolice.net, which operates a database of individuals killed by law enforcement officers.

According to data from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a nonprofit aimed at honoring officers and improving safety, as of December 28:

In 2017: 128 officers died in the line of duty, 44 of which were shot and killed.

In 2016: 143 officers died, with 66 being gunned down – meaning one-third fewer officers died of gunshot wounds.

The only other year there were fewer police deaths in nearly the last five decades was 2013, when a total of 116 officers died in the line of duty………..more here