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NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
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MONTHLY UPDATE:
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHOT
AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
1 JUNE 2023
JIM PASCO
Executive Director
PATRICK YOES
National President
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NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002
FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
1 JUNE 2023
+40%
54
47
The National Fraternal Order of Police regrets to report that as of midnight
on 31 May, there have been 166 officers shot in the line of duty so far in
2023 (+30% from 2021 YTD; +40% from 2020 YTD). Of those officers
shot, 20 of them were killed by gunfire (-23% from 2021 YTD; -13% from
2020 YTD).
There have been 47 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers this
year. These ambush-style attacks have resulted in 54 officers shot, 9 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.
166
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
KILLED BY GUNFIRE
20
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OREGON 1MAINE 0ALABAMA 6
PENNSYLVANIA 12MARYLAND 6ALASKA 0
PUERTO RICO 0MASSACHUSETTS 0ARIZONA
5
RHODE ISLAND 0MICHIGAN 3ARKANSAS 0
SOUTH CAROLINA 3MINNESOTA 7CALIFORNIA
12
SOUTH DAKOTA 0MISSISSIPPI 3COLORADO
1
TENNESSEE
7
MISSOURI 9CONNECTICUT 0
TEXAS
9
MONTANA 2DELAWARE 0
UTAH 2NEBRASKA 2FLORIDA 9
VERMONT 1NEVADA 1GEORGIA 5
VIRGINIA
2
NEW HAMPSHIRE 0HAWAII 0
WASHINGTON 7NEW JERSEY
3
IDAHO 0
WASHINGTON, D.C.
0
NEW MEXICO 4ILLINOIS 6
WEST VIRGINIA 0NEW YORK 5INDIANA
7
WISCONSIN 6NORTH CAROLINA
3
IOWA 0
WYOMING 1NORTH DAKOTA 0KANSAS 6
AM. SAMOA 0OHIO 1KENTUCKY 4
GUAM 0OKLAHOMA
2
LOUISIANA 3
OFFICERS SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN 2023
STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN
FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
1 JUNE 2023
2023
YEAR TO DATE
SHOT
166
KILLED
20
2022
FULL YEAR
SHOT
331
KILLED
62
2021
FULL YEAR
SHOT
346
KILLED
64
2020
FULL YEAR
SHOT
312
KILLED
47
2019
FULL YEAR
SHOT
293
KILLED
50
2018
FULL YEAR
SHOT
237
KILLED
53
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NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002
NATURE OF THE ATTACKS
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.
AMBUSH-STYLE ATTACK
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
1 JUNE 2023
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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."
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 JUNE 2023
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THE GROWING CONCERN (CONTINUED)
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 2021 YEAR-END SUMMARY
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S.
Department of Justice published the 2021 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 2021 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.
BACKGROUND
FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
1 JUNE 2023