Alarming Trends Show Officer Attacks Up 64% Amid a 29% Decline in Arrests in the last 11 Years

Exploring the Rising Threats to Law Enforcement as Arrest Rates Drop and Officer Attacks and Fatalities Surge

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Although it is well-documented and evident that attacks on officers—and those resulting in fatalities—have increased over the past ten years, this remains one of the more challenging areas of research. Consider my recent search term: escalating violence against police officers. The first thirty responses had nothing to…