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NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
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FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
1 AUGUST 2024
-2%
53
42
The National Fraternal Order of Police regrets to report that as of midnight on
31 July, there have been 223 officers shot in the line of duty so far in 2024 (-2%
from 2023 YTD; +6% from 2022 YTD). Of those officers shot, 31 of them were
killed (-6% from 2023 YTD; -20% from 2022 YTD). The year with the highest
number of officers shot through this date was 2023, when 228 officers were
shot through the first seven months of that year.
There have been 42 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers this
year. These ambush-style attacks have resulted in 53 officers shot, 11 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.
223
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
KILLED BY GUNFIRE
31