Number of police officers in US shot on the job in 2023 hits new high. More than one gun shot injured police officer per day or roughly 0.05% of the police force

When e.g. lifelong career criminals and drug addicts do not follow police officer's orders like this phony hero/victim George Floyd ...

Being a police officer in the U.S. certainly qualifies as a dangerous job! Any encounter with a suspect or a person of interest could turn out to become life threatening to the police officer. As a police officer you do not know whether you are not the next one being shot at.

There are over 700,000 police officers (with power to arrest) in the U.S. (Source).

"... The National Fraternal Order of Police, a national police group with nearly 400,000 members, released the report, which showed 378 officers were shot in the line of duty in 2023, up 14% from the previous year, when 330 were shot.

Of the 378 shot this year, 46 died from their injuries. ..."

Number of police officers in US shot on the job in 2023 hits new high, report | Just The News The National Fraternal Order of Police says 378 officers were shot last year.