How largest US police department is reducing suicides of border personnel

By Anna Giaritelli

Published October 10, 2024 5:00am ET

The largest police department in the nation hit a record in 2022 that no law enforcement agency wants to hit.

Suicides among border agents and customs officers at the 65,000-person U.S. Customs and Border Protection soared to 15 in 2022 — more than any year on record and just as the southern border descended into chaos as 2 million migrants crossed that year.