Table 73

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon and Percent Distribution,¹ 2013

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	49,851	100.0	2,266	4.5	881	1.8	6,919	13.9	39,785	79.8
Disturbance call	15,531	100.0	842	5.4	377	2.4	1,418	9.1	12,894	83.0
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect	791	100.0	64	8.1	19	2.4	180	22.8	528	66.8
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect	445	100.0	80	18.0	6	1.3	101	22.7	258	58.0
Attempting other arrest	8,107	100.0	244	3.0	119	1.5	886	10.9	6,858	84.6
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	506	100.0	15	3.0	5	1.0	76	15.0	410	81.0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner	6,397	100.0	27	0.4	29	0.5	607	9.5	5,734	89.6
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance	4,691	100.0	270	5.8	123	2.6	699	14.9	3,599	76.7
Ambush situation	234	100.0	67	28.6	9	3.8	42	17.9	116	49.6
Handling person with mental illness	1,319	100.0	69	5.2	62	4.7	133	10.1	1,055	80.0
Traffic pursuit/stop	4,335	100.0	248	5.7	20	0.5	1,507	34.8	2,560	59.1
All other	7,495	100.0	340	4.5	112	1.5	1,270	16.9	5,773	77.0

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