13 Gardaí were assaulted in Waterford last year.
According to Freedom of Information figures, two officers sustained bone fractures with a third suffering a dislocation.
More than half of those injured were left with bruising and grazes or were bitten during the course of their work. One officer suffered an open wound while two other incidents were not categorised.
7 officers in the Waterford Division missed at least a day because of an attack, three of whom were out for between one and six months.
Jim Mulligan, the president of the Garda Representative Association, says officers need body cameras to protect themselves:
"There is evidence out there that they reduce the number of assaults because they are a deterrent," he said.
Mr Mulligan also said that police having tasers in the UK also works - even if they don't have to use them.
"The taser use in the likes of the UK, for example, would show that most use of the taser is just the red light on it being pointed at someone and the taser itself isn't employed but it has a deterrent effect."
