Indiana: Police Officer shot & killed; 15th officer shot dead in 7 weeks.

[Skylar]

Oh, and as for assaults on cops....they peaked in 2007. And dropped by about 20% by 2013.

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: Deaths, Assaults & Injuries

In 2014, the numbers dropped even more:

In 2014, of the 48,315 officers assaulted while performing their duties, 28.3 percent were injured.

FBI Releases 2014 Statistics on Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted

While at the same time the number of cops was trending upward.

 

[Skylar]

Um, hello? Who says that assaults are up?