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Police Chief Association Releases Jaw-Dropping Numbers of Injured Officers During Violent Riots
he Major Cities Chiefs Association released a report detailing the number of violent riots and the number of police officers injured during the riots U.S. cities faced after the death of George Floyd in May.
The MCCA, which has members in 69 of the largest cities in the U.S., released the findings of their survey in October and compiled data from May 25 to July 31, 2020. In total, 8,700 protests took place in major American cities during that time period.
Of the 8,700 protests, 574 of them were riots that saw mass looting and destruction.
"This violence was limited to only 7% of all protests and in most cases, the acts were perpetrated by individuals or small groups that infiltrated the larger protests. Nonetheless, the sheer volume of protests, combined with the level of civil disobedience and existence of some ultra-violent events, created an extraordinarily challenging environment for law enforcement agencies," the MCCA stated.
During the riots cities experienced, the MCCA said their survey found at least 2,000 police officers were injured:
