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Texas led US in law enforcement death in 2012
State lost 10officers; 127 died across nation
Updated: Thursday, 27 Dec 2012, 8:46 AM CST
Published : Thursday, 27 Dec 2012, 8:36 AM CST
WASHINGTON (AP) - A nonprofit group is reporting that the number of law enforcement officers who died while performing their duties declined this year compared to 2011.
Texas had the highest number of deaths at 10, followed by Georgia with eight deaths, and Colorado and Maryland with six each.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says 127 federal, state and local officers have died so far this year on the job. There were 165 deaths last year and 154 in 2010.
The organization says the majority of officers who died were either shot or were victims of traffic accidents. The number of firearms-related officer deaths also dropped, as did the number of traffic fatalities.
In Austin, Senior Police Officer Jaime Padron was shot to death April 6 while answering a disturbance call at a department store.
The memorial fund tallies deaths of officers and maintains a memorial wall in Washington honoring the fallen.
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