Table 82
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms or Knives/Other Cutting Instruments
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Region, 2013
| Circumstance | Total | Northeast | Midwest | South | West | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victim officers | Total | 78 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 21 |
| Disturbance call | Total | 21 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.) | 16 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
| Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Arrest situation | Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Drug-related matter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Attempting other arrest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investigating suspicious person/circumstance | Total | 18 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| Ambush situation | Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Entrapment/premeditation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unprovoked attack | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.) | Total | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Handling person with mental illness | Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Traffic pursuit/stop | Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Felony vehicle stop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Traffic violation stop | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) | Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
- NOTE: Assault with injury data in this table reflects only a subset of those incidents reported to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. For more information in reference to this data collection, see Detailed Assault Data.
