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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 NOVEMBER 2023
+27%
122
102
The National Fraternal Order of Police regrets to report that as of midnight
on 31 October, there have been 325 officers shot in the line of duty so far in
2023 (+16% from 2021 YTD; +27% from 2020 YTD). Of those officers shot,
40 of them were killed by gunfire (-23% from 2021 YTD; -5% from 2020
YTD).
There have been 102 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers
this year. These ambush-style attacks have resulted in 122 officers shot, 18
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.
325
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
KILLED BY GUNFIRE
40