We argue that Denver’s 2020 crime spike was likely the result of a police legitimacy crisis.
      
    
   
  
  
    
    
      
      We explore state-level variation and trends over time in gun assaults of police officers.
      
    
   
  
  
    
    
      
      A survey of over 200 command-level cops in a southeastern state indicates they believe a *war on cops* has resulted in de-policing
      
    
   
  
  
    
    
      
      Organizational justice appears to shield police officers from the so-called Ferguson Effect.
      
    
   
  
  
    
    
      
      Upon surveying 567 sheriff's deputies, we found little support for the Ferguson Effect.