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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002
FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
2 MAY 2022
The National Fraternal Order of Police reports that as of 1 May, there have
been 123 officers shot in the line of duty so far in 2022 (+35% from 2021
YTD; +38% from 2020 YTD). Of those officers shot, 19 of them were killed
by gunfire.
There have been 25 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers
this year (+14% from 2021 YTD). These ambush-style attacks have
resulted in 39 officers shot, 6 of whom were killed by gunfire.
The number of ambush-style attacks listed does not include the
countless incidents where an officer was shot at but not struck by
gunfire during an ambush-style attack.
123
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY
19
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
KILLED BY GUNFIRE
@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002
OREGON 1MAINE 0ALABAMA 2
PENNSYLVANIA 6MARYLAND 3ALASKA 1
PUERTO RICO 1MASSACHUSETTS 0ARIZONA 14
RHODE ISLAND 0MICHIGAN 4ARKANSAS 3
SOUTH CAROLINA 1MINNESOTA 1CALIFORNIA 5
SOUTH DAKOTA 0MISSISSIPPI 0COLORADO 0
TENNESSEE 4MISSOURI 8CONNECTICUT 0
TEXAS 10MONTANA 1DELAWARE 0
UTAH 0NEBRASKA 0FLORIDA 4
VERMONT 0NEVADA 2GEORGIA 7
VIRGINIA 2NEW HAMPSHIRE 0HAWAII 0
WASHINGTON 6NEW JERSEY 0IDAHO 0
WASHINGTON, D.C. 1NEW MEXICO 5ILLINOIS 5
WEST VIRGINIA 1NEW YORK 8INDIANA 2
WISCONSIN 3NORTH CAROLINA 2IOWA 0
WYOMING 1NORTH DAKOTA 0KANSAS 3
AM. SAMOA 0OHIO 0KENTUCKY 3
GUAM 0OKLAHOMA 4LOUISIANA 0
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FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
2 MAY 2022
@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002
Every felonious attack on a law enforcement officer, especially by gunfire, is
disturbing regardless of the circumstances. Officers are always susceptible to
life-threatening attacks and therefore must always be vigilant and maintain the
highest level of situational awareness.
In most cases, officers are able to quickly assess situations, recognize threats,
and take adequate defensive actions. Tragically, not every threat can be seen or
mitigated. Perhaps most troubling and worrisome are ambush-style and other
calculated attacks on law enforcement.
Premeditated ambush-style attacks are particularly disturbing and pernicious.
These types of attacks are carried out with an element of surprise and intended
to deprive officers of their ability to defend against the attack. Premeditated
attacks contribute to a worrisome desensitization to evil acts that were once
largely considered taboo except by the most depraved individuals.
In 2020, 49 percent of shooting incidents involved a discernible element of
premeditation, which is a 7 percent increase over 2019.
An "ambush-style attack" is defined
as when an officer is struck by
gunfire without any warning or
opportunity to defend themselves.
FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
2 MAY 2022
@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002
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."
"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
2 MAY 2022
@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002
While the overall number of officers who were feloniously
killed was declining, the percentage of officers feloniously
killed during surprise attacks was increasing.
In 2018, the Criminal Justice Information Services Division within the FBI
released a report entitled Ambushes and Unprovoked Attacks: Assaults on Our
Nation’s Law Enforcement Officers. This comprehensive report concluded:
VIEW THE 2020 YEAR-END SUMMARY
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S.
Department of Justice recently published the 2020 Year-End Summary on Law
Enforcement Officers Shot in the Line of Duty, which contains research conducted
by staff with the National FOP's Government and Media Affairs Center (GMAC).
In October of 2019, the National Fraternal Order of Police partnered with the
National Blue Alert Network to collect and analyze data on reported shootings of
law enforcement officers nationwide. Using media monitoring software and general
research, staff with the National FOP's GMAC has tracked, collected, and analyzed
publicly available information to produce the 2020 Year-End Summary on officers
shot and killed in the line of duty. The report contains data on law enforcement
officers shot in the line of duty, both fatally and non-fatally, for the expressed
purpose of better understanding the nature and frequency of incidents that could
give rise to the issuance of a Blue Alert.
The information in this monthly update reflects preliminary numbers and are
subject to change. The 2021 Year-End Summary will be published in early 2022.
FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
2 MAY 2022