fact this past february 11 it marked the one year anniversary of the death of on my deputies, jonathan scott pyne was shot and killed by a burglary suspect one year ago. he left behind a wife and three children under the age of seven. in may of this year just and will be added to the list of more than 20,000 names under national law enforcement memorial. the first step in improving officer safety and wellness is to understand the range and scope of hazards police base in the line of duty. according to the officer down memorial page, as of the 18th, line of duty deaths are down 7% in 2015. with auto related deaths remain about the same as last year. thus far in 2015 officer deaths by gunfire are also drinking downward. that is good news considering the trend from last year. preliminary data indicates at 126 law-enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2014. a 24% increase from 2013 when 102 officers were killed. in 2014, 50 officers died by gunfire. this was a 56% increase over the 32 firearms related deaths in 2013. on average, over the last decade, there have been approximately 59,000 as