In 2017, there were 267 assaults reported on police; in 2021, there were 433 reported. That's a 62.2 percent increase in assaults on police, and, by the way, that number is under-reported, because I can tell you right now that there are police officers going out, doing their job, protecting our communities, being assaulted on a daily basis. You know what the sad thing is? They've just come to accept that as part of their daily duties and work life, and they shouldn't. They shouldn't have to be desensitised. They shouldn't have to be accepting the fact that they're going to be assaulted when they go to work, but these numbers are indicative: a 62.2 percent rise on assault against police officers in the last three years. 