by Felix Richter, Statista.com
— this post authored by Niall McCarthy
Over the past 11 years, 5,400 police officers have been assaulted in Ireland.
Indeed, the number of officers assaulted has been rising steadily since 2005. 2014 and 2015 were the worst years in recent memory for assaults on garda’ with over 600 injuries inflicted.
This chart shows the number of garda’ injured on duty from 2005 to 2016.
You will find more statistics at Statista.