Alarming' Spike in Homicides, Assaults on Police Officers Continue To 2022

In Texas, 5,359 law enforcement officers were assaulted in 2020, according to the FBI’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted report issued on October 18, 2021. In 2019, 3,585 law enforcement officers were assaulted in Texas. According to statistics reported to the FBI, 60,105 law enforcement officers were assaulted nationwide while performing their duties in 2020.

As at least 12 major U.S. cities shattered there homicide records in 2021, as assaults against law enforcement officers are also on the rise. According to FBI data, more than 150 officers were killed in the line of duty in 2021, including 15 in Texas. The National Fraternal order of police saying 346 officers were shot in 2021, 63 were killed by gunfire and ambush attacks on officers have spiked by more than 100%.