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DRIVE SAFELY: The Campaign to Decrease Officer Fatalities on the Road

Law enforcement officers spend much of their time working to make sure the rest of us can travel safely on our nation's roads and highways. And, their efforts have certainly paid off. Since 1970, the number of drivers and passengers killed in automobile crashes in the United States has declined by 20 percent.

Yet, during this same time period, the number of law enforcement officers killed on our roadways has soared by more than 30 percent. Automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents and officers being struck by other vehicles all represent significant dangers for our peace officers. In 2007, 83 law enforcement officers across the country lost their lives in traffic-related incidents — that was an all time high. And 2008 was the 11th year in a row in which more law enforcement officers in the United States died in traffic-related incidents than from any other single cause of death, including gunfire.

With your help, we can stop this disturbing trend right now.