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Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

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

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Circumstance	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Firearm		Knife or other cutting instrument		Other dangerous weapon		Personal weapons
Circumstance	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion
Number of victim officers	54,774	100.0	2,208	4.0	997	1.8	7,808	14.3	43,761	79.9
Disturbance call	18,216	100.0	820	4.5	474	2.6	1,861	10.2	15,061	82.7
Burglary in progress/ pursuing burglary suspect	795	100.0	47	5.9	15	1.9	176	22.1	557	70.1
Robbery in progress/ pursuing robbery suspect	558	100.0	121	21.7	16	2.9	110	19.7	311	55.7
Attempting other arrest	8,045	100.0	206	2.6	103	1.3	913	11.3	6,823	84.8
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	743	100.0	11	1.5	5	0.7	104	14.0	623	83.8
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner	6,902	100.0	18	0.3	34	0.5	639	9.3	6,211	90.0
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance	5,139	100.0	314	6.1	91	1.8	747	14.5	3,987	77.6
Ambush situation	212	100.0	46	21.7	7	3.3	47	22.2	112	52.8
Handling person with mental illness	1,331	100.0	80	6.0	88	6.6	163	12.2	1,000	75.1
Traffic pursuit/stop	4,828	100.0	198	4.1	48	1.0	1,692	35.0	2,890	59.9
All other	8,005	100.0	347	4.3	116	1.4	1,356	16.9	6,186	77.3

¹Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.