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Home LEOKA 2010 Tables Table 70

Table 70

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Type of Weapon and Percent Injured, 2001–2010

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 586,674 27.1 20,554 9.6 10,306 13.1 82,688 24.3 473,126 28.6 106,387 2,290,092,882 5,117,477
2001 57,463 28.3 1,841 10.3 1,168 15.3 8,233 26.1 46,221 29.7 9,773 213,645,308 471,096
2002 59,526 28.2 1,927 11.4 1,061 15.1 8,526 25.7 48,012 29.7 10,164 219,424,713 491,009
2003 58,600 28.2 1,879 10.7 1,084 13.4 8,180 25.4 47,457 29.7 10,539 225,769,768 501,738
2004 59,692 27.8 2,114 9.0 1,123 12.8 8,645 25.6 47,810 29.4 10,589 226,273,199 501,462
2005 57,820 27.4 2,157 8.7 1,059 11.5 8,379 24.6 46,225 29.1 10,119 222,873,755 489,393
2006 59,396 26.7 2,290 9.5 1,055 12.7 8,611 23.6 47,440 28.4 10,596 227,360,586 504,147
2007 61,257 25.9 2,216 8.7 1,028 10.5 8,692 22.2 49,321 27.6 10,973 234,734,286 523,944
2008 61,087 26.0 2,292 8.3 958 13.0 8,466 22.8 49,371 27.7 10,835 238,730,830 541,906
2009 58,364 26.0 2,007 8.1 886 12.4 7,966 23.5 47,505 27.4 11,691 245,925,716 560,387
2010 53,469 26.1 1,831 11.6 884 14.1 6,990 23.4 43,764 27.4 11,108 235,354,721 532,395
  • NOTE: Assault figures published in prior years' editions of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted have been updated for inclusion in this table.