Suicide Behind The Badge

More police officers die by suicide than in line-of-duty, data shows

Every year, more law enforcement officers, firefighters and corrections workers are lost to suicide than to on-duty crashes, accidents and assaults combined.

That’s according to Blue H.E.L.P., a nonprofit that provides information and support for law enforcement officers, and the creator behind National Law Enforcement Suicide Awareness Day, which falls on Sept. 26 each year.