In 2022, no police officers were killed by extremists in the United States, which is the first year since 2011 in which these murders did not occur. Between 1971 and 1980, there were 21 police officers killed by left-wing extremists in the United States.
Number of police officers killed by domestic extremists in the United States from 1971 to 2022, by perpetrator affiliation
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Right-wing extremists
Domestic Islamist extremists
Other extremists
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ADL. (February 22, 2023). Number of police officers killed by domestic extremists in the United States from 1971 to 2022, by perpetrator affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984914/number-police-officers-killed-domestic-extremists-perpetrator-affiliation/
ADL. "Number of police officers killed by domestic extremists in the United States from 1971 to 2022, by perpetrator affiliation." Chart. February 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984914/number-police-officers-killed-domestic-extremists-perpetrator-affiliation/
ADL. (2023). Number of police officers killed by domestic extremists in the United States from 1971 to 2022, by perpetrator affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984914/number-police-officers-killed-domestic-extremists-perpetrator-affiliation/
ADL. "Number of Police Officers Killed by Domestic Extremists in The United States from 1971 to 2022, by Perpetrator Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984914/number-police-officers-killed-domestic-extremists-perpetrator-affiliation/
ADL, Number of police officers killed by domestic extremists in the United States from 1971 to 2022, by perpetrator affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984914/number-police-officers-killed-domestic-extremists-perpetrator-affiliation/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of police officers killed by domestic extremists in the United States from 1971 to 2022, by perpetrator affiliation [Graph], ADL, February 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/984914/number-police-officers-killed-domestic-extremists-perpetrator-affiliation/