Sheriff: ‘Attack on Rule of Law’ Causing Increase in Officers Getting Shot

Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes speaks in Santa Ana, Calif., on Sept. 20, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Recent statistics released by the National Fraternal Order of Police showed an increase in law enforcement officers being shot, with January 2022 seeing a 67 percent increase compared to January 2021, with 30 officers being shot this year, of which 5 were killed.

This comes as 2021 saw 73 officers feloniously killed, the highest since 2011.