Law Enforcement Traffic Fatalities: A Solutions-Based Forum

Описание: On July 22, 2025, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, hosted a full-day forum of solutions and recommendations to enhance vehicle and roadside safety for our officers. Hear from experts in the field, experience emerging technologies, and learn through frank discussions on obstacles and on clearing the way to better roadway safety.

In 2024, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), in conjunction with partners at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), tracked an increase in traffic related law enforcement fatalities and injuries in the United States and its territories. This increase in roadway deaths and injuries was the result of a rise in vehicle crashes over the previous year, as well as a dramatic surge in roadside struck-by crashes. According to the completed data analysis compiled by the members of NLEOMF’s Officer Safety and Wellness team, a total of 46 law enforcement officers were killed in traffic-related incidents across the country. The team members found more than 200 open-source media reports of officers being injured in situations involving motor vehicles and traffic. Meanwhile, the continual fatalities on American roadways take a tremendous toll on the men and women who serve as first responders and roadside safety workers. They not only see the devastation firsthand, but they risk becoming victims themselves while responding to assist. The unrelenting crashes, the increasing reckless behavior of motorists, and an apparent increase in pursuits, has created a dangerous atmosphere on our roadways, particularly for law enforcement officers.

It is imperative for every agency leader to better train and better protect their officers while they operate in the one environment where every officer works, traffic.

Featured Speakers
The National Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Forum featured high-profile law enforcement leaders, iconic thought leaders, and subject-matter experts in the field of law enforcement traffic safety. Slated speakers and panelists included:

Peter Simshauser, Chief Counsel at NHTSA
Troy Anderson, Executive Director, OSW, NLEOMF
John Marshall, Director of Office of Special Programs (ret.), NHTSA
Chris Watkins, Innovative Technology Liaison, Whelen Engineering
James Milligan, Detective, Las Vegas Metropolitan PD
Dale Stockton, Founder and Architect, Below 100
Rob Beidler, Chairman, Below 100
Noel March, Director, Community Policing Institute, UMaine
David Flory, Senior Research Associate, Institute of Intergovernmental Research

Learn more about the Officer Safety and Wellness pillar at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: https://nleomf.org/officer-safety-and...