The New York Times Narrated

Why Do More Police Officers Die by Suicide Than in the Line of Duty?

Episode Summary

His friend and fellow cop killed himself. Then he nearly became a statistic as well. Why do more police officers die by suicide than in the line of duty? To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/magazine/police-officer-suicides-ptsd.html By Jamie Thompson Read by Kirsten Potter Narration produced by Tanya Pérez Engineered by Ted Blaisdell

Episode Notes

His friend and fellow cop killed himself. Then he nearly became a statistic as well. Why do more police officers die by suicide than in the line of duty?

To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/magazine/police-officer-suicides-ptsd.html

By Jamie Thompson
Read by Kirsten Potter
Narration produced by Tanya Pérez
Engineered by Ted Blaisdell