Although the majority of police line of duty deaths are caused by criminal activity like gunfire and vehicular assault, dozens of officers are killed every year as a result of non-criminal incidents. In 2018 alone, 49 police officers were killed in incidents not necessarily related to confrontation with criminals. So what are the leading causes […]

2018 was yet another violent year for America’s police officers. In total, 148 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty which is 6% higher than 2017. At the time of this article’s publishing, seven officers have already been killed in the line of duty in 2019. As we move forward in the […]

Year after year, there is a growing shortage of police recruits in departments across the united states and it is quickly becoming a crisis. But why is there a shortage of police officers? We did some quick research and found a few reasons for the shortage and how some departments are working on solutions. Shrinking […]

The growing police shortage in the United States continues to be one of the top five issues facing the law-enforcement today. As National Police Support Fund has previously reported, the law enforcement profession is becoming less and less appealing to younger generations of Americans for a host of reasons. Dallas is just one example of […]

In 2018, National Police Support Fund released a Voter Guide, The 5 Key Issues Impacting Police Officers, which highlighted five key issues affecting the law enforcement community. It was meant to serve as a reference to pro-law enforcement voters before they headed to the polls on November 6. Simon Lewis, Executive Director of National Police […]

The FIRST STEP Act was passed by the United States House of Representatives and is awaiting action in the United States Senate. This Act would allow employees to store their firearms securely at federal prisons, as well as restrict the use of restraints on pregnant women, expand compassionate release for terminally ill patients, in some […]

Ohio voters overwhelmingly defeated a statewide referendum that would have amended the state constitution and soften penalties on some drug offenders. Issue 1 was defeated on November 6, with over 63% of voters rejecting the measure. Issue 1, according to news outlet Cleveland.com, “would have reclassified possession, use and obtaining all drugs to misdemeanors and would […]

National Police Support Fund was invited to attend the Fraternal Order of Police fall conference in Independence, Ohio on Oct. 25 & 26. One hundred-twenty law enforcement officers were in attendance from all over the United States. There were a lot of closed-door meetings all day long, but in between meetings, the National Police Support […]

There is perhaps no other police department in the United States that has been surrounded with more controversy and debate than the Chicago police department. Now, a new “consent decree” between the city of Chicago and the federal government has police officers in Chicago worried that they will face more restrictions and limitations while serving […]

The majority of Americans will never understand what working and living in a warzone is like. Citizens living in America’s third largest city, however, live this unenviable reality each and every day.  If you think we’re exaggerating, just read the following statistics on Chicago shootings by neighborhood and you’ll understand why Chicago has earned the […]