Detroit — Interactions between police officers and citizens in Michigan and across the country are more contentious than ever, statistics show, with the animus often resulting in the destruction of property, injury or death.

Arrests for assaults on municipal police officers in Michigan reached an all-time high in 2024, while cases of motorists fleeing cops have also surged in recent years, according to Michigan State Police data. Nationwide, 85,730 law enforcement officers were assaulted in 2024, marking the highest rate of officer assaults in a decade, according to FBI statistics. The rate of officer assaults last year was 13.5 per 100 sworn officers, up from 11.9 per 100 officers in 2020.

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