Police Officers Shot in the Line of Duty Hit New High in 2023
A new report shows the number of police officers shot on the job hit a new high in 2023.
The National Fraternal Order of Police, a national police group with nearly 400,000 members, released the report, which showed 378 officers were shot in the line of duty in 2023, up 14% from the previous year, when 330 were shot.
Of the 378 shot this year, 46 died from their injuries.
A graphic from the report shows the significant increase in recent years as well as the breakdown by state.
[caption id="attachment_159457" align="aligncenter" width="412"] A graphic from the National Fraternal Order of Police shows how many law enforcement officers were shot in the line of duty in 2023. Graphic / National Fraternal Order of Police[/caption]
The report goes on to say that there were 115 "ambush-style" attacks on officers in 2023, leading to 20 fatally shot officers.
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, bl