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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 DECEMBER 2023
+23%
130
108
The National Fraternal Order of Police regrets to report that as of midnight
on 30 November, there have been 350 officers shot in the line of duty so far
in 2023 (+10% from 2021 YTD; +23% from 2020 YTD). Of those officers
shot, 42 of them were killed by gunfire (-29% from 2021 YTD; -7% from
2020 YTD).
There have been 108 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers
this year. These ambush-style attacks have resulted in 130 officers shot, 19
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.
350
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
KILLED BY GUNFIRE
42