NEW YORK, NY – Open attacks on NYPD officers have escalated to the extent that it is being described as a “full-blown epidemic” as anti-police rhetoric, rampant illegal immigration, and soft-on-crime left-leaning prosecutors have increased pressure on officers.

According to The New York Post, the pattern of attacks has escalated drastically year over year. There were reportedly 4,724 attacks on uniformed officers resulting in injury in 2022 a marked increase of 20% over the 3,933 attacks in 2021. In 2023 there were 4,077 such attacks in the first nine months of the year, trending to a record-shattering 5,436 per NYPD statistics. The final data for Q4 of 2023 is still pending release.

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