{"id":2142182,"date":"2024-01-06T13:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T18:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-stain-on-our-society-record-number-of-police-shot-in-2023-report-finds\/"},"modified":"2024-01-06T13:42:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T18:42:25","slug":"a-stain-on-our-society-record-number-of-police-shot-in-2023-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-stain-on-our-society-record-number-of-police-shot-in-2023-report-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Record number of police officers shot in 2023, report labels it a stain on society"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-stain-on-our-society-record-number-of-police-shot-in-2023-report-finds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2142182&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Record-Breaking\u2064 Number of Law Enforcement Officers Shot in 2023<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According \u200bto a <a href=\"https:\/\/national.fop.net\/reportshotkilled112024#page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the National Fraternal Order\u2063 of\u200b Police, there was a shocking\u2064 increase in the number of\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-law-enforcement-officers-shot-in-48-hour-period\/\" title=\"Six Law Enforcement Officers Shot In 48-Hour Period\">law enforcement officers shot<\/a>\u2064 in the line\u2062 of duty in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Disturbing \u200cStatistics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In\u200c 2023, a staggering 378 officers were shot,\u2063 marking a 60% increase\u2063 since 2018 when the FOP \u200bbegan tracking data.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tragically, 46 police officers lost their lives.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The FOP expressed their concern, \u2063stating, \u200d&#8221;These\u2062 horrifying statistics \u200bare \u2062a grim reminder of the War on Cops\u2063 in \u2062this country. A stain on our society.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>A Disheartening Reality<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FOP President\u200d Patrick Yoes expressed disappointment, saying, &#8220;Last year, over 330 \u2064police officers were shot in \u2063the line of duty. With the COVID-19 pandemic behind us and after so many \u2064Americans \u2063have seen the tragic consequences of the defund \u2064the police movement, it was our hope that these numbers \u2062would be\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unstable-non-genius-biden-aides-feared-cranky-candidates-epic-tongue-lashings-book-finds\/\" title=\"UNSTABLE NON-GENIUS: Biden Aides Feared \u2018Cranky\u2019 Candidate\u2019s \u2018Epic Tongue-Lashings,\u2019 Book Finds\">high-water mark<\/a>. We were wrong.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The National FOP report on officers shot in 2023 has just been released and the results are horrifying!<\/p>\n<p>378 officers shot, highest number since\u200d we started tracking the data.<\/p>\n<p>60% increase\u200d in officers shot since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>115 ambush attacks that resulted in 138 \u200bofficers shot.<\/p>\n<p>46\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aR2vOeyi2b\">pic.twitter.com\/aR2vOeyi2b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) (@GLFOP)\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GLFOP\/status\/1742293645464686763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2022, there were 62 officers killed. Yoes attributed the decrease in fatalities\u2062 to advancements in medical trauma science and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/43-increase-in-police-officers-shot-in-line-of-duty-this-year\/\" title=\"43% Increase in Police Officers Shot in Line of Duty This Year\">anti-ballistic technology<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Remembering the Heroes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yoes emphasized\u2064 the human toll, stating, &#8220;Many will often look \u200bat this data and just see numbers, but we \u200cmust remember \u2062that they represent heroes \u2014 fathers,\u2064 mothers, \u200bsons, and daughters. This scale of violence against our officers\u2064 is horrifying \u2062and simply\u200b unsustainable. It is no wonder that our profession is facing a recruitment and retention crisis. What father or mother would want their child to become an officer knowing the dangers they face every day?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The FOP report highlighted the alarming number of ambush-style attacks on police officers. It revealed, &#8220;There have been 115 ambush-style\u200d attacks on\u200c law enforcement officers this year. These ambush-style attacks have resulted in 138\u2063 officers shot, 20 of\u200b whom were killed.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1702741302552000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0j7iIgqNi0bR5AgQ4rgPM4\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The report did not account for the number of times police officers were shot at but not hit. Additionally, it featured the names and pictures of all the officers who lost their lives to gunfire in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yoes urged Congress to pass \u2064the Protect and Serve Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/743?s=1&#038;r=65\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which<\/a> &#8220;establishes a new \u200bcriminal offense for knowingly assaulting a law \u2062enforcement officer and causing serious bodily injury (or attempting to do so).&#8221; He emphasized, &#8220;The violence against those sworn to protect and serve is beyond unacceptable; it\u2019s a stain on our society, and it must end. It is incumbent upon \u2064our elected officials and community leaders to\u2063 stand up, support\u2062 our heroes, and speak out against the violence against law enforcement officers.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Following the death of George \u2064Floyd in May 2020, anti-police sentiment spread across\u2064 the United States. Some cities initially \u200cmoved\u2063 to defund their police departments but later reversed course as violent \u200bcrime surged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has the rhetoric and actions of the defund the police movement \u200daffected the safety of law \u2064enforcement\u2064 officers?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Is facing a recruitment crisis.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The report also revealed that the\u200c majority of these shootings occurred \u200din urban\u2063 areas, with\u200b Chicago, Los\u200b Angeles, and New York City seeing the highest number \u2062of incidents. The\u200c FOP called \u2062on city leaders and lawmakers to take immediate action to address \u200cthe\u200b issue of violence against law\u200b enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The \u2063Impact of \u200bthe Defund the Police Movement<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The FOP report highlighted the impact of the defund the police\u200d movement, stating that these numbers are\u200b a\u2064 clear result of \u2063the rhetoric and actions taken by \u200cthose\u2063 advocating for \u2064defunding or dismantling police\u200b departments. Yoes \u2063stated, &#8220;When you vilify and undermine law enforcement, you create an environment\u2064 of hostility and\u2063 violence.\u200c These numbers\u200c are a\u2064 direct \u200creflection of that.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law enforcement agencies have been facing increased scrutiny and public \u2062backlash following high-profile incidents of police brutality. \u200cCalls for\u2062 police reform\u200d and defunding the police\u200b have gained traction, further straining the relationship between communities and the\u2063 police.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Way Forward<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The FOP urged lawmakers and\u2062 community leaders to work \u200btowards fostering\u2064 a better relationship between law enforcement and the \u2062communities they serve. They called for increased support for law enforcement \u200bagencies, including proper funding, training, and resources to ensure\u2064 the safety of officers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yoes concluded, &#8220;We need to stand together, united against violence and hatred towards law enforcement. The\u2063 men and women who put their \u200clives\u200b on the line every day to protect our \u200bcommunities deserve our unwavering support.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The record-breaking number of law enforcement officers \u2063shot in 2023 serves as\u200d a stark reminder of the dangers that\u2063 officers\u2063 face in the line of duty. It is a \u2062call to action for \u2062communities, lawmakers, and individuals to come together \u2063and find solutions to address\u200d the violence and support\u200c the brave men \u2063and women who serve and protect us.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shot and killed in the line of duty in 2023, marking a significant rise of 60% compared to 2018, as reported by the National Fraternal Order of Police. 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