Assaults on police officers in Slovenia between 2007 and 2017Krope, Srečko (Avtor) Ilić, Vladimir (Avtor) Purpose:The paper examines the trend of assaults on police officers between 2007 and 2017 period based on annual reports produced by the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia, Police. We analysed these trends by considering movements in the number of assaults. The purpose of the paper is to determine the trend of assaults on police officers over a longer period of time. Methods:We analysed the annual reports of the General Police Directorate concerning assaults on police officers. We considered annual reports containing data on assaults from 2007 to 2017 and assessed the trends and questions of legality. Findings:The highest number of assaults on police officers was seen between 2009 and 2013, with a steady decline being registered after 2013. The number of injured police officers, especially in 2012 and 2011, was quite significant. When determining the reasons for this figure, we found that this was a time of major protests in various Slovenian cities and interventions in Roma settlements that involved mass assaults on police officers.Research Limitations/Implications:The research was conducted using data collected about all assaults on police officers reported between 2007 and 2017. We do not know how many attacks went unreported.Practical Implications:The results are useful for predicting the trend of assaults on police officers and identifying ways to increase the safety of police officers and persons during police procedures. Originality/Value: Previous analyses of assaults on police officers were conducted for individual years only and not for any longer period. 20182020-04-16 08:07:13Znanstveno delo76098UDK: 351.741(497.4)OceCobissID: 99492352COBISS_ID: 3581162ISSN pri članku: 1580-0253NUK URN: URN:SI:UM:DK:F0YJPDGMsl