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Official law-enforcement fatality data (e.g., Officer Down Memorial Page, DOJ, or other authoritative sources) confirm a ~25% decrease in on-duty deaths for 2025 compared to the relevant prior period.
According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s 2025 year-end fatalities report, 111 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2025, down from 148 in 2024, which is described as a 25% decrease compared to the previous year. News coverage of the report by outlets such as ABC News and the Associated Press likewise states that deaths of on-duty law enforcement officers decreased by nearly 25% in 2025. Mathematically, the drop from 148 to 111 deaths is exactly 25%. Therefore, the statement that deaths of on-duty law enforcement officers dropped by nearly 25% in 2025 accurately reflects the available data.
The verdict is True because the primary source data and multiple independent news reports all confirm a 25% year-over-year reduction in on-duty law enforcement deaths from 2024 to 2025, matching the claim’s description of a "nearly 25%" drop.