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In October 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice released a report entitled:
Ambushes of Police. The report detailed the number of ambush attacks on
law enforcement officers from 1990-2013. In 2013 alone, there were between
200 and 300 ambush attacks reported. The Executive Summary states:
"…the proportion of fatal attacks on officers attributable
to ambushes [is] increasing. Concerns about targeted
violence against police are on the rise, while officers
must not only be guardians of the public but also be
prepared to respond to violence targeting them."
THE GROWING CONCERN
"56 percent were not on a call or engaged in any
enforcement activity. Many of these officers were
simply eating, sitting on post, or in five cases, targeted
and killed while at their home or on their way home."
A December 2017 study by the Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services entitled Making It Safer, examined law enforcement officer fatalities
from 2010-2016, including ambush attacks. The study found that 20% of
ambushed officers were seated in their patrol cars and that:
In May 2017, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a report
entitled: The Assailant Study: Mindset and Behavior. The report identified a
disturbing and growing trend of attackers who are motivated by a desire to
kill a law enforcement officer. This motivation, the report concludes, is from
a “singular narrative that portrays the officer as guilty in traditional and
social media and the subject as the victim.”
FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
1 APRIL 2024