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Even though the final count of law enforcement in the line-of-duty deaths for 2008 are not in yet, it appears that law enforcement deaths are down from the staggering numbers the previous year. 2007 was the deadliest year for law enforcement in more than a decade. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund statistics show a 28% increase in deaths. With the exception of 2001, which saw a dramatic increase in deaths because of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 2007 was the deadliest year for law enforcement since 1989.

For the year of 2007, 186 officers died in the line of duty, up from the 145 in 2006. With these figures it shows that a law enforcement officer is killed on average every other day.

Typically in the past, most officers were more likely killed in an attack or in a shooting. In the 1990's, those trends shifted and this year about six out of 10 officer deaths are accidental. Craig Floyd, chairman of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, credits technology improvement with playing a key role in reversing the trend. Safety vests and non-lethal devices such as tasers can be credited with preventing some fatal encounters.
Nationally, shooting deaths have spiked due to an increase in violent crimes. Law enforcement is the barrier between the good and the bad of society.

81 officers died in traffic-related deaths this year, 60 of them were vehicle accidents. Fifteen officers were hit by vehicles and six died in motorcycle accidents. Seven officers died due to police pursuits. Police departments across the country have adopted strict policies on police pursuits, resulting in a decrease of officer deaths. Officers killed in a single vehicle accident, while responding to calls, was a far more common cause of death.

Along with technology, some officer deaths have been a grim reminder of how dangerous the job really is. In recent years, the utilization of tire deflation devices during pursuits has been responsible for about a dozen officer deaths. Unfortunately, half of those deaths were by other officers hitting the officer who deployed the deflation device.

Aside from crashes and shootings, physical causes such as heart attacks were the leading cause of death, contributing to 18 fatalities.
Texas led with 22 deaths
Florida had 16
New York 12
California 11

Federal law enforcement, 17, including 5 special investigators killed in Iraq.

In Washington State, 2 officers died in the line of duty in 2007.

The average age of officers who died in 2007 was 39. Most were men who have served an average of 11 years in law enforcement.