Law enforcement officers have one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the United States. The brave men and women of law enforcement are charged with the enormous responsibility of keeping our streets and neighborhoods safe.
As the Number One Voice for America's Law Enforcement Officers, the National Fraternal Order of Police sits down with law enforcement experts, elected officials, and other notable leaders to gain insight into the issues and current events surrounding the law enforcement community.
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Law enforcement officers have one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the United States. The brave men and women of law enforcement are charged with the enormous responsibility of keeping our streets and neighborhoods safe.
As the Number One Voice for America's Law Enforcement Officers, the National Fraternal Order of Police sits down with law enforcement experts, elected officials, and other notable leaders to gain insight into the issues and current events surrounding the law enforcement community.
A Stain On Our Society: The Growing Threat To America's Law Enforcement with Joe Gamaldi
Blue View by the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
26 minutes 24 seconds
1 year ago
A Stain On Our Society: The Growing Threat To America's Law Enforcement with Joe Gamaldi
Last year, over 330 police officers were shot in the line of duty. With the COVID-19 pandemic behind us and after so many Americans have seen the tragic consequences of the defund the police movement, it was our hope that these numbers would be a high-water mark. We were wrong.
Instead, 378 officers were shot in the line of duty in 2023, the highest number the FOP has ever recorded. Thankfully, because of dramatic improvements in medical trauma science and anti-ballistic technology, the lethality of these attacks has been reduced and only 46 of the officers shot in the line of duty were killed. There were 115 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers this year, which resulted in 138 officers shot, 20 of whom were killed.
On this episode of the Blue View Podcast, National President Patrick Yoes is joined by National FOP Vice President Joe Gamaldi to discuss the FOP’s recent report on officers shot and killed in the line of duty.
Blue View by the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
Law enforcement officers have one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the United States. The brave men and women of law enforcement are charged with the enormous responsibility of keeping our streets and neighborhoods safe.
As the Number One Voice for America's Law Enforcement Officers, the National Fraternal Order of Police sits down with law enforcement experts, elected officials, and other notable leaders to gain insight into the issues and current events surrounding the law enforcement community.
