; Whereas the defund and defame the police movement that began in 2020 has— (1) coincided with a dramatic rise in homicides and other violent crimes in cities and towns across the United States; and (2) caused the retention and recruitment of sworn law enforcement officers to drop to a dangerously low level, with current numbers showing fewer law enforcement officers per resident than at any other time during the 25-year period preceding the date of adoption of this resolution; Whereas, in 2020— (1) 60,105 law enforcement officers were assaulted by criminals, resulting in 18,633 injuries; and (2) the number of arrests made by law enforcement officers throughout the United States dropped to 7,630,000, a 24 percent reduction from 2019 and the fewest number of such arrests in 25 years; Whereas 72 percent of law enforcement officers surveyed are less willing to stop and question suspicious individuals than they were before 2020; Whereas the rhetoric associated with the defund and defame the police movement has created an increasingly dangerous environment for law enforcement officers in which, in 2022 alone, 331 officers were shot, 62 of whom were shot fatally; and Whereas supporting law enforcement officers with the equipment, training, and funding needed to protect communities in the United States from criminal violence has long received overwhelming public support from across the political spectrum: Now, therefore, be it