WATCH: Video shows OKC police officer pummel suspect after he was stabbed in the eye with a shard of glass

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Nationally, there’s been a significant increase in the number of attacks on law enforcement officers the past few years.

According to the FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2020 to 2021 there was nearly a 60% increase in the number of officers killed by criminals. From 2017 to 2019 there have been an average of just over 58,000 attacks on officers each year.

In Oklahoma City the past two years, several officers have been shot at, with 3 being hit by gunfire.

In the video below, an officer is seen bloodied as he was stabbed in the face with a shard of glass during an arrest.

Oklahoma City Police Department Chief Wade Gourley issued this community statement regarding attacks on officers.

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