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Table 71
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, Percent Distribution,1 2004
Circumstance |
Total |
Firearm |
Knife or other cutting instrument |
Other dangerous weapon |
Personal weapons |
Total
|
59,373 |
2,109 |
1,121 |
8,598 |
47,545 |
Percent distribution |
100.0 |
3.6 |
1.9 |
14.5 |
80.1 |
Disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar fights, person with firearm, etc.) |
18,234 |
763 |
550 |
1,743 |
15,178 |
Percent distribution |
100.0 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
9.6 |
83.2 |
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects |
850 |
59 |
32 |
219 |
540 |
Percent distribution |
100.0 |
6.9 |
3.8 |
25.8 |
63.5 |
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects |
544 |
112 |
20 |
104 |
308 |
Percent distribution |
100.0 |
20.6 |
3.7 |
19.1 |
56.6 |
Attempting other arrests |
9,674 |
246 |
119 |
1,107 |
8,202 |
Percent distribution |
100.0 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
11.4 |
84.8 |
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) |
734 |
15 |
9 |
111 |
599 |
Percent distribution |
100.0 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
15.1 |
81.6 |
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners |
7,748 |
33 |
23 |
590 |
7,102 |
Percent distribution |
100.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
7.6 |
91.7 |
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances |
5,532 |
302 |
117 |
844 |
4,269 |
Percent distribution |
100.0 |
5.5 |
2.1 |
15.3 |
77.2 |
Ambush situations |
189 |
40 |
5 |
49 |
95 |
Percent distribution |
100.0 |
21.2 |
2.6 |
25.9 |
50.3 |
Handling mentally deranged persons |
1,079 |
32 |
80 |
120 |
847 |
Percent distribution |
100.0 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
11.1 |
78.5 |
Traffic pursuits/stops |
6,568 |
209 |
42 |
2,428 |
3,889 |
Percent distribution |
100.0 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
37.0 |
59.2 |
All other |
8,221 |
298 |
124 |
1,283 |
6,516 |
Percent distribution |
100.0 |
3.6 |
1.5 |
15.6 |
79.3 |
1Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0. |