REPORT: Law Enforcement Officers Shot in the Line of Duty
2021 Year-End Summary
In October of 2019, the FOP partnered with the National Blue Alert Network to collect and analyze data on reported shootings of law enforcement officers nationwide. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), in partnership with the National FOP Legislative Office, published its 2021 Year-End Summary Report Law Enforcement Officers Shot in the Line of Duty. It contains data on law enforcement officers shot in the line of duty, both fatally and non-fatally. This year, we are on track to surpass 2021’s historic numbers of officers shot in the line of duty.
Given that we continue to see violence targeted against our law enforcement officers, it is our hope that this report will be used by law enforcement executives and rank-and-file officers to help them get a better understanding of the nature and frequency of incidents where officers are shot in the line of duty.
This report is compiled from publicly available information using media monitoring software and general research. It contains data on law enforcement officers shot in the line of duty, both fatally and non-fatally, for the express purpose of better understanding the nature and frequency of incidents that could give rise to the issuance of a Blue Alert. Care should be taken into account when comparing these results to those of other entities that collect similar data. The opinions contained herein are those of the author(s) or contributor(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the U.S. Department of Justice.
This report was compiled by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in partnership with the National Fraternal Order of Police using media monitoring software and general research to analyze publicly available information. It contains data on law enforcement officers shot in the line of duty, both fatally and nonfatally, for the express purpose of better understanding the nature and frequency of incidents that could give rise to the issuance of a Blue Alert. Care should be taken into account when comparing these results to those of other entities that collect similar data. The opinions contained herein are those of the author(s) or contributor(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The COPS Office acknowledges the contributions of the FOP’s staff, including National President Patrick Yoes, Executive Director Jim Pasco, Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaison Mark McDonald and Matt Brown, to this report.
