Assaults on Police Officers Surge to Decade High

FBI reports 79,000 attacks on law enforcement in 2023, with gun-related incidents and fatalities rising sharply.

Sixty officers were killed last year, marking a high in gun-related deaths.
The southern U.S. saw the highest number of officer fatalities.
The National Fraternal Order of Police reported 378 officers shot in the line of duty.
Legal and social scrutiny is cited as a factor in increasing violence against officers.
Calls for federal legislation to protect officers and hold offenders accountable are growing.