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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 |
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Total |
Percent injured |
Total |
Percent injured |
Total |
Percent injured |
Total |
Percent injured |
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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.