378 officers were shot while on patrol in 2023—a 14% increase from 2022 • More than 24,000 law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty • 71 officers died in the line of duty during the first half of 2024--a 15% increase over the same time last year. • U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) registered close to 2.5 million migrant encounters at the southern U.S. border in fiscal year 2023. • More than 800,000 officers risk their lives daily serving and protecting our nation • Of the 53.8 million U.S. residents who had an interaction with police in 2020, 99% said no police misconduct occurred • Of the 53.8 million interactions with U.S. residents in 2020, force of any kind was used by the officers less than 2% of the time • 73% of law enforcement officers surveyed have never fired their weapon in the line of duty • On average, a New York City police officer would have to work 694 years before they ever shot and killed a criminal suspect • The U.S. Dept. of Justice has reported that there is no statistically-significant difference between the percentage of Whites (12%), Blacks (11%) and Hispanics (10%) stopped by police • A 2016 study found that there is no racial bias when it comes to individuals shot by police • Kids from fatherless homes are 20 times more likely to be incarcerated and 11 times more likely to exhibit violent behavior than children from two-parent households • America now has the fewest number of law enforcement officers per residents than at any time in more than 25 years • The deadliest year in U.S. law enforcement history was 2021 when 623 officers died in the line of duty • On average, there is one life saved per 10-17 police officers hired • In Washington, DC, the average homicide suspect was arrested 11 times before they committed the murder • There are over 240 million calls to 9-1-1 every year in the U.S. • As many as one-third of all police shootings have indications of "suicide by cop" • In Minneapolis, the number of police officers is now 40% fewer than at the start of 2020 • Violent crime in Washington, D.C. soared 39% in 2023 • Nationwide, suburban and rural crime is rising at alarming rates • Washington, D.C.: Homicides up 34% in 2023 • In Seattle, low police salary is the major reason cited by recruit candidates as to why the city is facing an officer shortage crisis • Nationwide, the gun homicide rate rose 45% from 2019 - 2021 • Nationwide, homicides are up 21.5% and aggravated assaults are up 9%, when comparing 2023 numbers to 2019 • Nationwide, mail theft has more than quadrupled since 2018, while funding for the Postal Inspection Service has decreased • The average age of those arrested for carjacking in Washington, D.C. in 2023 was 15 • Austin (TX) is now facing a public safety crisis that started when the city council voted to defund the police budget by $150 million in 2020 • 378 U.S. officers were shot while on patrol in 2023--a 14% increase from 2022 and a record high • A record-high 115 officers were shot in ambush-style attacks in 2023 • Nationwide, homicides are up 21.5% and aggravated assaults are up 9%, when comparing 2023 numbers to 2019 • Overall crime in New York City has skyrocketed nearly 34% when comparing 2023 numbers to 2019 • Homicides in Washington, D.C. rose 34% in 2023 compared to the prior year •