The statistics were collected from law enforcement agencies across the country — including state, local, and tribal precincts — and showed a slight decrease in overall officer deaths, continuing the downward trend from the recent high in 2021 of 73 officers killed in the line of duty.

Georgia's parliament has voted through a divisive "foreign agent" law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests. However, the bill now faces a likely veto by Georgia's president, which parliament can override by holding an additional vote.

In Georgia, ombudsman Levan Ioselaini has called on investigative authorities to promptly identify representatives of law enforcement agencies and police who exceeded their powers regarding participants in a protest in Tbilisi against the controversial foreign agents bill,