FOP Monthly Update: Officers Shot and Killed

The National Fraternal Order of Police regrets to report that as of midnight on 31 August there have been 256 officers shot in the line of duty so far in 2024 (-5% from 2023 YTD; +9% from 2022 YTD). Of those officers shot, 38 of them were killed (+8% from 2023 YTD; -17% from 2022 YTD). The year with the highest number of officers shot through this date was 2023, when 271 officers were shot through the first seven months of that year.

There have been 47 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers this year. These ambush-style attacks have resulted in 64 officers shot, 15 of whom were killed.

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