Protecting The Palm Beaches – October 24th, 2025 - Brought to You By Good Greek Moving And Storage
Bottom Line: This weekly feature is designed to recognize those who've paid the ultimate price in service and to serve as a reminder of what our police risk to keep us safe. Unfortunately, after progress was made in reducing line of duty deaths in 2023 – we weren’t able to sustain that progress last year. LODs rose by 17% nationally in 2024, with five additional LODs within the state of Florida. A total of 342 officers were shot in the line of duty resulting in 50 deaths – an 8% increase year over year.
- We lost 167 heroes in the line of duty in 2024 including 8 in Florida
- We’ve lost 74 heroes in the line of duty thus far this year including 5 in Florida
We’ve lost this hero since the previous update:
- In California, Officer Lauren Craven (pictured) was struck by a passing vehicle while processing a fatal accident on the interstate. She died of her injuries at the scene.
As we reflect on those we’ve lost, please remember the families of our fallen as well. The average age of the fallen is 41; the average tour-of-duty is 12 years. In addition to losing 74 law enforcement professionals in the line-of-duty this year, there are 50 widows and 127 children who’ve lost a parent. Remember to back the badge and spread the word. They need us just as much as we need them.