job were the result of accidents rather than homicides. Civilians faced a homicide rate of 5.6 per 100,000, while police faced a homicide rate of 3 per 100,000. Throughout 2021, 262 officers have died from various medical conditions, the two leading causes were contracting COVID-19 (242) and heart attack (17), with 1 death associated with responding to the September 11 attacks. As of December, 2021, line-of-duty officer deaths totaled 126 (felonious and accidental). The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP) has tracked approximately 25,432 officers who have died in the line of duty in the United States since 1776. A memorial is also hosted in Washington, DC, by the National Law Enforcement Officers Museum of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). Since January 1, 2022, authorized agencies are able to submit suicide information for their officers, based on the Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act, enacted by the United States Congress in June 2020. See also Police academies in the United States Police officer certification and licensure in the United States Police ranks of the United States Police uniforms in the United States List of law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia List of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies Related: Crime in the United States Incarceration in the United States Terrorism in the United States General: Police References External links United States government, Department of Justice: Law enforcement in the United States, Resources Police1.com is the #1 resource for law enforcement online COPS Office: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services is a component of the United States Department of Justice. POLICE Magazine The National Sheriffs’ Association Reserve Organization of America Law Enforcement Community Relations Service - Department of Justice Law Enforcement - United States Department of State National Policing Institute National Association of Police Organizations Types of Law Enforcement Agencies - Discover Policing U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Federal Bureau of Prisons U.S. Marshals Service U.S. Secret Service ATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives DEA Drug Enforcement Administration FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation Homeland Security IRS:CI Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Bureau of Prisons Public services of the United States