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Home LEOKA 2011 Tables Table 70

Table 70

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Type of Weapon and Percent Injured, 2002–2011

Year Total Percent
injured
Firearm Knife or
other cutting
instrument
Other
dangerous
weapon
Personal
weapons
Number of
reporting
agencies
Population
covered
Number of
officers
employed
Total Percent
injured
Total Percent
injured
Total Percent
injured
Total Percent
injured
Number of victim officers 587,007 26.9 21,015 9.4 10,169 12.9 82,686 24.0 473,137 28.5
2002 59,526 28.2 1,927 11.4 1,061 15.1 8,526 25.7 48,012 29.7 10164 219424713 491009
2003 58,600 28.2 1,879 10.7 1,084 13.4 8,180 25.4 47,457 29.7 10539 225769768 501738
2004 59,692 27.8 2,114 9.0 1,123 12.8 8,645 25.6 47,810 29.4 10589 226273199 501462
2005 57,820 27.4 2,157 8.7 1,059 11.5 8,379 24.6 46,225 29.1 10119 222873755 489393
2006 59,396 26.7 2,290 9.5 1,055 12.7 8,611 23.6 47,440 28.4 10596 227360586 504147
2007 61,257 25.9 2,216 8.7 1,028 10.5 8,692 22.2 49,321 27.6 10973 234734286 523944
2008 61,087 26.0 2,292 8.3 958 13.0 8,466 22.8 49,371 27.7 10835 238730830 541906
2009 58,364 26.0 2,007 8.1 886 12.4 7,966 23.5 47,505 27.4 11691 245925716 560387
2010 56,491 26.5 1,925 11.1 918 12.1 7,413 23.8 46,235 27.8 11826 248726641 557884
2011 54,774 26.6 2,208 9.4 997 15.7 7,808 22.3 43,761 28.5 11944 251004326 535651
  • NOTE: Assault figures published in prior years' editions of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted have been updated for inclusion in this table.