Vance touts lowest level of on-duty law enforcement deaths in 80 years
Vice President JD Vance underscored the Trump administration’s record of supporting law enforcement on Friday during an address at the Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service.
“We can’t ever forget that a single officer lost in the line of duty is too much, but just as we mourn the officers we lost, we celebrate the fact that, in 2025, I am proud to say, that the deaths of on-duty law enforcement reached their lowest level in 80 years in the United States of America,” Vance told the National Fraternal Order of Police event on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Vance’s address coincides with National Peace Officers Memorial Day, a tradition started by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, and National Police Week.
Speaking to thousands of law enforcement officers, Vance promised that he and President Donald Trump would “never again let policymakers” in Congress “allow violent criminals to tee off on our police officers.” He noted several initiatives the administration was taking to protect police officers nationwide.
“The Department of Justice is aggressively seeking the death penalty for anybody who dares to kill a law enforcement officer in the United States of America,” the vice president said. “We’re taking care of all of you left behind when your loved one pays the ultimate sacrifice.”
In 2024, Trump and Vance campaigned on a law-and-order message against former Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN).
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