More than 140 law enforcement officers were injured during the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, with commonly cited figures in official and media reporting ranging from about 138 to “more than 150” injured officers.

Core figures

  • A widely referenced breakdown is 138 injured officers: 73 from the U.S. Capitol Police and 65 from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.
  • Subsequent reporting and testimony often round this up, describing “more than 140” injured officers to reflect the scale and possible additional later-documented injuries.
  • Some official accounts note that in total “more than 150 officers” were injured in connection with the January 6 attack, depending on how injuries and agencies are counted.

Why the numbers vary

  • Different sources use different cutoffs: some count only immediately documented physical injuries, while others include later-reported injuries or additional agencies.
  • Mental health impacts and delayed-onset conditions are generally not fully captured in the headline injury count, even though many officers later reported PTSD and long-term medical effects.

Most accurate short answer for today

For a concise, fact-based answer that matches current major news and retrospective coverage five years later, it is accurate to say that over 140 police officers were injured on January 6th , with at least 138 identified by name and department in early official tallies and some reports placing the total above 150.