Recently released statistics from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) showed a significant increase in assaults against law enforcement officers statewide in 2022 compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019.

In 2019, according to the BCA Uniform Crime Report, there were 467 officers assaulted statewide that year. The BCA Uniform Crime Report for 2022 showed that number now stands at 1,062 officers assaulted. That’s more than double the number compared to 2019.

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