Mental Health Care Key to Keeping Police Officers Safe at Work, Spokesperson Says

Massachusetts State Police divers search Stoneville Pond near the site where Auburn police Officer Ronald Tarentino was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Auburn, Mass., Sunday, May 22, 2016. Rick Cinclair/Worcester Telegram and Gazette via AP

Sixty police officers in 28 states and the District of Columbia were killed by criminals in 2022.

While this is an 8 percent decrease from the 73 killed in 2021, a spokesperson for the National Police Association (NPA) said the figures highlight the need for better funding of mental health services.