[Perspective] US media： Domestic contradictions have escalated, and American police have become high-risk occupations, and murders remain high.

　　Data Map (Source: Reuters)

　　China Daily Online, October 20th (Party Chaofeng) In the United States, attacks or murders targeting the police have surged.

　　According to the Associated Press reported on the 16th, according to the data provided by organizations that track violence against police, 56 policemen were killed by shooting this year, an increase of 14% over the same period last year and an increase of about 45% over 2020. Since 67 policemen were killed in 2016, the United States is in the year with the largest number of police deaths.

　　Although these figures include the number of police officers killed by accidental shooting, since 2020, the number of police officers injured or killed in ambushes and sudden attacks has surged, accounting for nearly half of the number of police officers killed this year.

　　In the past week, at least 11 policemen were shot dead in the United States, one in Greenville, Mississippi, and the other in Las Vegas.

　　美国国家执法人员纪念馆执行主任亚历山大表示：“对执法部门来说，这些数字真的很可怕，不仅对警察个人来说如此，对他们为之工作的机构也一样。这些机构在招聘、留住和培训警察时，必须考虑到这一点。”

　　他说：“警察们并没有忘记，他们所从事的工作已经变得更加危险。”“这对整个机构和从事这项工作的每位警察带来巨大的精神负担。”

　　美国警察同业会的报告显示，截至今年9月30日，已经发生了63起伏击警察事件，93名警员受伤，24人死亡。这一数字低于2021年前9个月，当时发生了75起伏击警察事件，93人中枪，21人死亡。去年，警察在伏击中受伤的次数比2020年增加了一倍多。

　　在伏击和杀害警察事件增加之际，全美许多警局正面临人手短缺，一些警局裁减了数百名警员，难以填补职位空缺。

　　美国殉职警官纪念网站指出，过去几年，新冠肺炎已成为警察的最大杀手。2020年有280人死亡，2021年有467人死亡，今年到目前为止有64人死亡。但是，明尼阿波利斯警察谋杀黑人弗洛伊德以及其他黑人死于执法部门之手的案件，引发“取消警察经费”运动，受此影响，许多警官提前退休或辞职，因为他们认为公众支持度在下降。

　　According to the data reported to the FBI, the number of police officers in the United States dropped from about 719,000 in 2020 to 688,000 in 2021. The Washington, D.C.-based Police Research Association found in a survey at the beginning of this year that police recruitment has rebounded this year, but resignation and retirement are still a challenge for police stations all over the country.

　　Zaro is the police chief of Lakewood, Washington. In 2009, four policemen were assassinated in a coffee shop. He was an assistant to the director. He said that the anxiety and pressure caused by the assassination led to the early retirement of some police officers in the police station, and this trend continues.

　　Zaro said: "I have been doing this job since the early 1990s. For a long time, no matter whether you deal with any work-related trauma, whether it is others’ or your own, you can only bear it and move on." "After 2009, we realized that we must try to do something different and develop a method to encourage the police to seek help, which we call ‘ Police health ’ 。”

　　Zaro recalled how important community support was to help the police station survive the aftermath of the assassination. He said that this kind of support helps police officers accept the risks they face.

　　Zaro said: "If the community either implies that the police deserve it or makes excuses for criminals, it will be much more difficult to accept these risks and deal with losses." "Considering the attacks on the police that we have seen across the country in the past few years, it is even more necessary to take this as part of the dialogue."