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Home LEOKA 2011 Tables Table 67

Table 67

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Time of Incident by Number of Assaults and Percent Distribution,1 2002–2011

Time Total Percent
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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Number of victim officers 587,007 100.0 59,526 100.0 58,600 100.0 59,692 100.0 57,820 100.0 59,396 100.0 61,257 100.0 61,087 100.0 58,364 100.0 56,491 100.0 54,774 100.0
Total A.M. hours 237,379 40.4 24,153 40.6 24,018 41.0 24,355 40.8 23,070 39.9 23,964 40.3 24,488 40.0 24,637 40.3 23,586 40.4 22,807 40.4 22,301 40.7
12:01 a.m.–2 a.m. 89,261 15.2 8,815 14.8 8,924 15.2 8,932 15.0 8,325 14.4 8,823 14.9 9,318 15.2 9,585 15.7 9,323 16.0 8,829 15.6 8,387 15.3
2:01 a.m.–4 a.m. 56,063 9.6 5,753 9.7 5,604 9.6 5,781 9.7 5,438 9.4 5,505 9.3 5,862 9.6 5,879 9.6 5,653 9.7 5,390 9.5 5,198 9.5
4:01 a.m.–6 a.m. 21,423 3.6 2,314 3.9 2,288 3.9 2,183 3.7 2,048 3.5 2,169 3.7 2,157 3.5 2,114 3.5 2,082 3.6 1,987 3.5 2,081 3.8
6:01 a.m.–8 a.m. 15,088 2.6 1,608 2.7 1,569 2.7 1,626 2.7 1,549 2.7 1,548 2.6 1,476 2.4 1,480 2.4 1,389 2.4 1,428 2.5 1,415 2.6
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m. 24,182 4.1 2,496 4.2 2,434 4.2 2,589 4.3 2,518 4.4 2,621 4.4 2,489 4.1 2,376 3.9 2,192 3.8 2,291 4.1 2,176 4.0
10:01 a.m.–Noon 31,362 5.3 3,167 5.3 3,199 5.5 3,244 5.4 3,192 5.5 3,298 5.6 3,186 5.2 3,203 5.2 2,947 5.0 2,882 5.1 3,044 5.6
Total P.M. hours 349,628 59.6 35,373 59.4 34,582 59.0 35,337 59.2 34,750 60.1 35,432 59.7 36,769 60.0 36,450 59.7 34,778 59.6 33,684 59.6 32,473 59.3
12:01 p.m.–2 p.m. 35,090 6.0 3,586 6.0 3,567 6.1 3,627 6.1 3,532 6.1 3,599 6.1 3,659 6.0 3,558 5.8 3,414 5.8 3,307 5.9 3,241 5.9
2:01 p.m.–4 p.m. 43,458 7.4 4,389 7.4 4,368 7.5 4,500 7.5 4,268 7.4 4,508 7.6 4,464 7.3 4,286 7.0 4,232 7.3 4,361 7.7 4,082 7.5
4:01 p.m.–6 p.m. 52,465 8.9 5,332 9.0 5,197 8.9 5,305 8.9 5,366 9.3 5,307 8.9 5,573 9.1 5,274 8.6 5,315 9.1 5,045 8.9 4,751 8.7
6:01 p.m.–8 p.m. 62,521 10.7 6,278 10.5 6,408 10.9 6,067 10.2 6,160 10.7 6,309 10.6 6,372 10.4 6,611 10.8 6,269 10.7 6,088 10.8 5,959 10.9
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m. 74,283 12.7 7,609 12.8 7,397 12.6 7,570 12.7 7,276 12.6 7,487 12.6 7,825 12.8 7,853 12.9 7,337 12.6 7,195 12.7 6,734 12.3
10:01 p.m.–Midnight 81,811 13.9 8,179 13.7 7,645 13.0 8,268 13.9 8,148 14.1 8,222 13.8 8,876 14.5 8,868 14.5 8,211 14.1 7,688 13.6 7,706 14.1
  • 1Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • NOTE: Assault figures published in prior years' editions of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted have been updated for inclusion in this table.