REPORT: Officers Shot and Killed [March 2022] loading...
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NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002
@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002
The National Fraternal Order of Police reports that as of midnight
on 28 February, there have been 67 officers shot in the line of
duty so far in 2022 (+40% from 2021 YTD; +76% from 2020 YTD).
Of those officers shot, 9 of them were killed by gunfire.
There have been 13 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement
officers this year. These ambush-style attacks have resulted
in 24 officers shot, 4 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.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
KILLED BY GUNFIRE
@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002
OREGON 0MAINE 0ALABAMA 2
PENNSYLVANIA 2MARYLAND 2ALASKA 0
PUERTO RICO 0MASSACHUSETTS 0ARIZONA 10
RHODE ISLAND 0MICHIGAN 0ARKANSAS 2
SOUTH CAROLINA 0MINNESOTA 0CALIFORNIA 4
SOUTH DAKOTA 0MISSISSIPPI 0COLORADO 0
TENNESSEE 2MISSOURI 2CONNECTICUT 0
TEXAS 7MONTANA 1DELAWARE 0
UTAH 0NEBRASKA 0FLORIDA 2
VERMONT 0NEVADA 2GEORGIA 5
VIRGINIA 1NEW HAMPSHIRE 0HAWAII 0
WASHINGTON 3NEW JERSEY 0IDAHO 0
WASHINGTON, D.C. 1NEW MEXICO 3ILLINOIS 1
WEST VIRGINIA 0NEW YORK 4INDIANA 2
WISCONSIN 3NORTH CAROLINA 2IOWA 0
WYOMING 0NORTH DAKOTA 0KANSAS 0
AM. SAMOA 0OHIO 0KENTUCKY 2
GUAM 0OKLAHOMA 2LOUISIANA 0
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@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.
@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.”
@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.