According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, the number of officers fatally shot is already up 56 percent compared with last year. The increasingly anti-cop climate throughout the nation has raised concerns that police recruitment could suffer, but so far -- at least in certain cities -- it actually may be bringing in more applications, law enforcement authorities told FoxNews.com. (Associated Press)Other law enforcement officers and experts say Dallas and other departments seeing a spike are the exception that proves the rule, and predict a nationwide police shortage is inevitable. Anthony Willis retired March 31 from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after 21 years, citing “the direction that law enforcement has turned over the last two years." Related Image Expand / Contract Police protests have rocked the nation since a racially charged shooting in Missouri.

Source: Fox News July 28, 2016 17:15 UTC