Police Armor Saves
Body armor saves lives. When law enforcement and corrections officers are confronted with gunfire or stab assaults on the job, they are more likely to survive when wearing properly fitting body armor. Here is a collection of survival stories reported in the news media.
- All Police Armor Saves
- 2009 (1)
- 2012 (1)
- 2015 (6)
- 2016 (18)
- 2017 (29)
- 2018 (14)
- 2019 (12)
- 2020 (17)
- 2021 (28)
- 2022 (24)
- 2023 (32)
- 2024 (28)
- Alabama (3)
- Alaska (2)
- Arizona (4)
- Arkansas (1)
- California (16)
- Colorado (8)
- Connecticut (1)
- Delaware (0)
- Florida (9)
- Georgia (16)
- Hawaii (0)
- Idaho (1)
- Illinois (11)
- Indiana (3)
- Iowa (0)
- Kansas (1)
- Kentucky (9)
- Louisiana (5)
- Maine (0)
- Maryland (5)
- Massachusetts (5)
- Michigan (4)
- Minnesota (4)
- Mississippi (3)
- Missouri (7)
- Montana (1)
- Nebraska (0)
- Nevada (2)
- New Hampshire (0)
- New Jersey (1)
- New Mexico (5)
- New York (13)
- North Carolina (9)
- North Dakota (0)
- Officer Interviews (1)
- Ohio (5)
- Oklahoma (2)
- Oregon (4)
- Pennsylvania (10)
- Rhode Island (0)
- South Carolina (4)
- South Dakota (0)
- Tennessee (2)
- Texas (19)
- Utah (1)
- Vermont (0)
- Virginia (6)
- Washington (1)
- Washington DC (2)
- West Virginia (4)
- Wisconsin (1)
- Wyoming (0)
November 1st, 2024 – Lowndes County, Georgia
November 1, 2024
October 15th, 2024 – Elbert County, Colorado
October 15, 2024
September 3rd, 2024 – Phoenix, Arizona
September 3, 2024
August 22nd, 2024 – Alton, Illinois
August 22, 2024
July 10th, 2024 – Morrow, Georgia
July 10, 2024
March 19th, 2024 – Forsyth, Missouri
March 19, 2024
March 18th, 2024 – Boston, Massachusetts
March 18, 2024
March 11th, 2024 – Oak Lawn, Illinois
March 11, 2024
March 10th, 2024 – Santa Fe, New Mexico
March 10, 2024
March 3rd, 2024 – Chicago, Illinois
March 3, 2024
February 14th, 2024 – Washington, DC
February 14, 2024
January 31st, 2024 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 31, 2024
January 14th, 2024 – East Rochester, New York
January 14, 2024
December 17th, 2023 – West Virginia
December 17th, 2023
December 14th, 2023 – New York City, New York
December 14th, 2023
December 13th, 2023 – Bridgeport, Michigan
December 13, 2023
December 2nd, 2023 – Houston, Texas
December 2nd, 2023
November 20th, 2023 – Miami, Florida
November 20, 2023
November 4th, 2023 – North Olmstead, Ohio
November 4, 2023
October 25th, 2023 – Douglas County, Georgia
October 25, 2023
October 12th, 2023 – Sherburne County, Minnesota
October 12, 2023
September 14th, 2023 – Dallas, Texas
September 14, 2023
August 28th, 2023 – Lee County, Florida
August 28, 2023
August 24th, 2023 – Lincoln County, Missouri
August 24, 2023
August 17th, 2023 – Harris County, Texas
August 17, 2023
August 14th, 2023 – Adams County, Colorado
August 14, 2023
August 2nd, 2023 – Stockton, California
August 2, 2023
March 10th, 2023 – Louisville, Kentucky
March 10, 2023
March 4th, 2023 – Fresno, California
March 4, 2023
February 10th, 2023 – Allentown, Pennsylvania
February 10, 2023
February 8th, 2023 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 8, 2023
February 4th, 2023 – San Jose, California
February 4, 2023
February 3rd, 2023 – Horseshoe Bay, Texas
February 3, 2023
January 14th, 2023 – Newton, Texas
January 14, 2023
January 5th, 2023 – Louisberg, New Mexico
January 5, 2023
December 23rd, 2022 – Franklin County, Indiana
December 23, 2022
December 16th, 2022 – Uintah County, Utah
December 16, 2022
December 14th, 2022 – Waukesha, Wisconsin
December 14, 2022
December 12th, 2022 – San Diego, California
December 12, 2022
October 12th, 2022 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 12, 2022
October 12th, 2022 – Polk County, Florida
October 12, 2022
October 2nd, 2022 – Jacksonville, Florida
October 2, 2022
October 1st, 2022 – Seminole, Texas
October 1, 2022
September 29th, 2022 – Topeka, Kansas
September 29, 2022
September 19th, 2022 – Borger, Texas
September 19, 2022
March 29th, 2022 – Buffalo, New York
March 29, 2022
March 13th, 2022 – Bastrop County, Texas
March 13, 2022
February 11th, 2022 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 11, 2022
February 5th, 2022 – Lexington, Kentucky
February 5, 2022
January 28th, 2022 – Cynthiana, Kentucky
January 28, 2022
January 23rd, 2022 – Jones County, Georgia
January 23, 2022
January 14th, 2022 – Lee County, North Carolina
January 14th, 2022
January 11th, 2022 – Thomas County, Georgia
January 11, 2022
December 27th, 2021 – Lakewood, Colorado
December 27, 2021
December 27th, 2021 – Escondido, California
December 27, 2021
December 1st, 2021 – Tulsa, Oklahoma
December 1, 2021
November 16th, 2021 – Gadsen County, Florida
November 16, 2021
October 22nd, 2021 – Doral, Florida
October 22, 2021
October 7th, 2021 – Grundy County, Illinois
October 7, 2021
October 7th, 2021 – Brockton, Massachusetts
October 7, 2021
October 1st, 2021 – Sheffield, Alabama
October 1, 2021
September 21st, 2021 – Littleton, Colorado
September 21, 2021
September 16th, 2021 – Rockford, Illinois
September 16, 2021
August 23rd, 2021 – Anchor Point, Alaska
August 23rd, 2021
August 19th, 2021 – Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 19, 2021
August 16th, 2021 – Clay County, Texas
August 16, 2021
August 14th, 2021 – Modesto, California
August 14, 2021
August 6th, 2021 – La Habra, California
August 6, 2021
April 15th, 2021 – Burleson, Texas
April 15, 2021
February 27th, 2021 – Sebeka, Minnesota
February 27, 2021
January 25th, 2021 – Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 25, 2021
December 28th, 2020 – Charleston, South Carolina
December 28, 2020
December 24th, 2020 – New York City, New York
December 24, 2020
December 20th, 2020 – Douglas County, Nevada
December 20, 2020
December 8th, 2020 – Waterbury, Connecticut
December 8, 2020
November 29th, 2020 – Albert Lea, Minnesota
November 29, 2020
November 20th, 2020 – Hyannis, Massachusetts
November 20, 2020
October 2nd, 2020 – Willowick, Ohio
October 2, 2020
September 28th, 2020 – Jacksonville, Florida
September 28, 2020
August 29th, 2020 – Daytona Beach, Florida
August 29, 2020
August 16th, 2020 – Cedar Park, Texas
August 16, 2020
April 10th, 2020 – Phoenix, Arizona
April 10, 2020
February 16th, 2020 – Anchorage, Alaska
February 16, 2020
October 23rd, 2019 – New York City, New York
October 23, 2019
March 19th, 2019 – Las Vegas, Nevada
March 19th, 2019
March 14th, 2019 – Massachusetts
March 24th, 2019
January 30th, 2019 – Chicago, Illinois
January 30th, 2019
January 7th, 2019 – New Orleans, Louisiana
January 7th, 2019
December 12th, 2018 – Calhoun, Georgia
December 12th, 2018
December 10th, 2018 – Tulare, California
December 10th, 2018
December 4th, 2018 – Louisiana
December 4th, 2018
November 30th, 2018 – Chicago, Illinois
November 30th, 2018
November 21st, 2018 – Chicago, Illinois
November 21st, 2018
November 15th, 2018 – Prince William County, Virginia
November 15th, 2018
October 22nd, 2018 – Georgia
October 22nd, 2018
September 5th, 2018 – Aurora, Colorado
September 5th, 2018
August 2nd, 2018 – Falmouth, Massachusetts
August 2nd, 2018
February 26th, 2018 – St. Louis, Missouri
February 26th, 2018
January 25th, 2018 – Michigan
January 25th, 2018
December 14th, 2017 – Missouri
December 14th, 2017
December 8th, 2017 – Chicago, Illinois
December 8th, 2017
November 20th, 2017 – Charleston, West Virginia
November 20th, 2017
October 24th, 2017 – California
October 24th, 2017
October 16th, 2017 – Newark, New Jersey
October 16th, 2017
October 3rd, 2017 – North Carolina
October 3rd, 2017
October 2nd, 2017 – Georgia
October 2nd, 2017
September 22nd, 2017 – Phoenix, Arizona
September 22nd, 2017
September 13th, 2017 – Oregon
September 13th, 2017
September 6th, 2017 – Fresno, California
September 6th, 2017
August 11th, 2017 – New York City, New York
August 11th, 2017
July 3rd, 2017 – Norfolk, Virginia
July 3rd, 2017
June 29th, 2017 – McCreary County, Kentucky
June 29th, 2017
June 21st, 2017 – Coffee, Tennessee
June 21st, 2017
June 19th, 2017 – Hall County, Georgia
June 19th, 2017
June 13th, 2017 – Hampton, Virginia
June 13th, 2017
June 12th, 2017 – Prattville, Alabama
June 12th, 2017
June 5th, 2017 – Riverside, California
June 5th, 2017
May 30th, 2017 – College Park, Georgia
May 30th, 2017
May 12th, 2017 – Chicago, Illinois
May 12th, 2017
April 27th, 2017 – Banks County, Georgia
April 27th, 2017
April 21st, 2017 – Seattle, Washington
April 21st, 2017
March 28th, 2017 – Anderson, California
March 28th, 2017
March 16th, 2017 – San Bernardino, California
March 16th, 2017
March 16th, 2017 – Detroit, Michigan
March 16th, 2017
January 3rd, 2017 – Texas
January 3rd, 2017
December 15th, 2016 – Indiana
December 15th, 2016
December 14th, 2016 – Georgia
December 14th, 2016
December 13th, 2016 – Leland, North Carolina
December 13th, 2016
November 10th, 2016 – New York
November 10th, 2016
October 22nd, 2016 – Columbus, Georgia
October 22nd, 2016
October 20th, 2016 – Paris, Kentucky
October 20th, 2016
September 30th, 2016 – Wilcox, Arizona
September 30th, 2016
September 21st, 2016 – New York/New Jersey
September 21st, 2016
September 17th, 2016 – Fort Worth, Texas
September 17th, 2016
August 9th, 2016 – Oregon
August 9th, 2016
July 26th, 2016 – Cleveland, Ohio
July 26th, 2016
July 17th, 2016 – Milwaukee, Minnesota
July 17th, 2016
June 24th, 2016 – Folcroft, Pennslyvania
June 24th, 2016
June 14th, 2016 – Louisville, Kentucky
June 14th, 2016
June 6th, 2016 – Atlanta, Georgia
June 6th, 2016
March 9th, 2016 – Jacksonville, Florida
March 9th, 2016
August 25th, 2015 – Monroe County, Mississippi
August 25th, 2015
August 19th, 2015 – Corinth, Mississippi
August 19th, 2015
Ballistic Vest Saves Officer from Injury
April 23rd, 2015
BVP Program Saves Lives!
March 10th, 2015
Lewisburg, WV Officers Survive Deadly Assault
January 1st, 2015