*REPORT: Shot/Killed

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NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002
MONTHLY UPDATE:
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHOT
AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
1 MARCH 2024
JIM PASCO
Executive Director
PATRICK YOES
National President

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002
MONTHLY UPDATE:
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHOT
AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
1 MARCH 2024
JIM PASCO
Executive Director
PATRICK YOES
National President

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP
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 MARCH 2024
+7%
15
11
The National Fraternal Order of Police regrets to report that as of midnight on
29 February, there have been 63 officers shot in the line of duty so far in 2024
(+7% from 2023 YTD; -6% from 2022 YTD). Of those officers shot, 7 of them
were killed (±0% from 2023 YTD;  -30% from 2022 YTD). 
There have been 11 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers this
year. These ambush-style attacks have resulted in 15 officers shot, 2 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.
63
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
KILLED BY GUNFIRE
7

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002
OREGON
0
7
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
1
4
1
1
1
0
0
MAINE
1
0
1
2
3
2
4
1
1
1
0
2
0
3
0
0
2
2
ALABAMA
1
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
5
0
2
0
3
1
0
0
0
1
PENNSYLVANIAMARYLANDALASKA
PUERTO RICOMASSACHUSETTSARIZONA
RHODE ISLANDMICHIGANARKANSAS
SOUTH CAROLINAMINNESOTACALIFORNIA
SOUTH DAKOTAMISSISSIPPICOLORADO
TENNESSEEMISSOURICONNECTICUT
TEXASMONTANADELAWARE
UTAHNEBRASKAFLORIDA
VERMONTNEVADAGEORGIA
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WASHINGTONNEW JERSEYIDAHO
WASHINGTON, D.C.NEW MEXICOILLINOIS
WEST VIRGINIANEW YORKINDIANA
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WYOMINGNORTH DAKOTAKANSAS
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
OHIOKENTUCKY
GUAMOKLAHOMALOUISIANA
OFFICERS SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN 2024
STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN
FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
1 MARCH 2024
2023
FULL YEAR
SHOT
378
KILLED
46
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
2024
YEAR TO DATE
SHOT
63
KILLED
7

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP
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 MARCH 2024

@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."
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 MARCH 2024

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002
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 2022 YEAR-END SUMMARY
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S.
Department of Justice published the 2022 Year-End Summary on Law Enforcement
Officers Shot in the Line of Duty, which contains research conducted by staff with
the National FOP's Legislative Office.
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 Legislative Office has tracked, collected,
and analyzed publicly available information to produce the 2022 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 MARCH 2024