Introduction

The FBI released data about how many law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2022. According to statistics reported to the Bureau's law enforcement officers killed and assaulted or LYOCA data collection, 118 officers died on the job last year. 2021 was the most dangerous year to be a law enforcement officer in about two decades. The biggest percentage of officers who were phyloniously killed last year died in unprovoked attacks,. suggesting they were targeted.