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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 JANUARY 2024
+14%
138
115
The National Fraternal Order of Police regrets to report that as of midnight
on 31 December, there have been 378 officers shot in the line of duty so far
in 2023 (+14% from 2022 YTD; +9% from 2021). Of those officers shot, 46
of them were killed by gunfire (-25% from 2022 YTD; -28% from 2021
YTD).
There have been 115 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers this
year. These ambush-style attacks have resulted in 138 officers shot, 20 of
whom were killed.
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.
378
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
KILLED BY GUNFIRE
46