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Table 69

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment and Percent Distribution,1 2011

Circumstance Total Percent
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2-Officer vehicle 1-Officer vehicle Detective/special assignment Other
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Total Percent
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Total Percent
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tion
Total Percent
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tion
Total Percent
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tion
Total Percent
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tion
Total Percent
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tion
Total Percent
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tion
Number of victim officers 54,774 100.0 9,337 17.0 13,510 24.7 21,447 39.2 737 1.3 1,788 3.3 2,059 3.8 5,896 10.8
Disturbance call 18,216 100.0 3,354 18.4 4,439 24.4 8,480 46.6 139 0.8 264 1.4 377 2.1 1,163 6.4
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect 795 100.0 188 23.6 205 25.8 325 40.9 19 2.4 18 2.3 8 1.0 32 4.0
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect 558 100.0 103 18.5 115 20.6 243 43.5 9 1.6 37 6.6 23 4.1 28 5.0
Attempting other arrest 8,045 100.0 1,346 16.7 1,889 23.5 3,253 40.4 110 1.4 426 5.3 217 2.7 804 10.0
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 743 100.0 92 12.4 156 21.0 216 29.1 52 7.0 38 5.1 35 4.7 154 20.7
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner 6,902 100.0 781 11.3 1,400 20.3 2,119 30.7 44 0.6 127 1.8 581 8.4 1,850 26.8
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance 5,139 100.0 1,072 20.9 1,424 27.7 1,880 36.6 82 1.6 239 4.7 125 2.4 317 6.2
Ambush situation 212 100.0 38 17.9 57 26.9 27 12.7 6 2.8 29 13.7 28 13.2 27 12.7
Handling person with mental illness 1,331 100.0 163 12.2 303 22.8 669 50.3 11 0.8 26 2.0 33 2.5 126 9.5
Traffic pursuit/stop 4,828 100.0 995 20.6 1,502 31.1 1,899 39.3 55 1.1 141 2.9 43 0.9 193 4.0
All other 8,005 100.0 1,205 15.1 2,020 25.2 2,336 29.2 210 2.6 443 5.5 589 7.4 1,202 15.0
  • 1Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.