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The FBI reports that in 2023 over 79,000 law enforcement officers were attacked, the most since 2014.\u00a0 As reported<\/a> by the Associated Press, over the same ten year period the number of officers who were shot increased by 113%, from 200 in 2014 to 466 last year.\u00a0 Fatal attacks on officers totaled 60 last year compared to 61 in 2022.\u00a0 Seventy three officers died in the line of duty in 2021.\u00a0 During the national George Floyd riots in 2020, groups including Black Lives Matter, several civil rights leaders and progressive politicians spoke openly about their belief that police were racists, justifying the attacks on officers.\u00a0 As that trend has continued, it is no mystery why fewer young men and women are choosing careers in law enforcement.\u00a0 Update<\/em>:\u00a0 On May 17 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning violence against police officers.\u00a0 61 democrats voted against it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The FBI reports that in 2023 over 79,000 law enforcement officers were attacked, the most since 2014.\u00a0 As reported by the Associated Press, over the same ten year period the number of officers who were shot increased by 113%, from 200 in 2014 to 466 last year.\u00a0 Fatal attacks on officers totaled 60 last year compared to 61 in 2022.\u00a0 Seventy three officers died in the line of duty in 2021.\u00a0 During the national George Floyd riots in 2020, groups including Black Lives Matter, several civil rights leaders and progressive politicians spoke openly about their belief that police were racists, justifying the attacks on officers.\u00a0 As that trend has continued, it is no mystery why fewer young men and women are choosing careers in law enforcement.\u00a0 Update:\u00a0 On May 17 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning violence against police officers.\u00a0 61 democrats voted against it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"yoast_head":"\nAttacks on Cops Highest in Decade - 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