A new report shows the number of police officers shot on the job hit a new high in 2023.
The National Fraternal Order of Police, a national police group with nearly 400,000 members, released the report, which showed 378 officers were shot in the line of duty in 2023, up 14% from the previous year, when 330 were shot.
Of the 378 shot this year, 46 died from their injuries.
A graphic from the report shows the significant increase in recent years as well as the breakdown by state.The report goes on to say that there were 115 “ambush-style” attacks on officers in 2023, leading to 20 fatally shot officers.Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, blasted the “Defund the Police” movement, saying it led to a spike in shootings that has not decreased. That movement took off after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the ensuing […]
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