More than 2,000 law enforcement officers were injured in the line of duty during the protests, many seriously. At the same time, radical Left activists promoted the mantra of “defund the police.”
Over 14,000 arrests were made in the first two weeks of the protests alone. However, most of the charges were ultimately dropped by progressive prosecutors who were more concerned with “social justice” than upholding the rule of law.
In October 2020, researchers analyzed 7,305 protest events and found police made arrests at 5% of them. Only 3.7% of the events involved property damage or vandalism, according to the analysis.
The damage and destruction caused by arson, looting, and vandalism is estimated to have cost $1–2 billion