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This Concurrent Resolution expresses strong support for America's law enforcement professionals, acknowledging their daily risks and honorable service in protecting communities. It highlights recent significant reductions in crime, attributing this progress to the dedicated efforts of officers, while also noting the increasing dangers they face, evidenced by a rise in assaults and line-of-duty deaths, as well as the high number of traumatic events officers encounter, which contribute to a higher suicide rate. The resolution further points out that despite crime declines, law enforcement agencies are still experiencing dangerously low staffing levels. Therefore, Congress resolves to highly respect and value these professionals, honor those injured or killed in the line of duty, and calls for increased measures to enhance officer safety and well-being, including more personnel, better training and equipment, stricter penalties for assaulting officers, and improved mental health resources, urging all levels of government to provide the necessary support and resources to keep America safe.