59% Increase In Police Officers Killed

It’s no secret that America has a rampant crime dilemma. The 73 brave officers who lost their life in 2021 represent a 59% increase from 2020. This drastic change is unprecedented and indicates an influential event that could've curtailed these numbers. Might the BLM riots that raged throughout American cities in the Summer of 2020 calling for the defunding of the police have anything to do with it?