Table 100
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms or Knives/Other Cutting Instruments
Circumstance at Scene of Incident, 2010–2014
| Circumstance | Total | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victim officers | Total | 533 | 104 | 110 | 105 | 126 | 88 |
| Disturbance call | Total | 122 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 23 |
| Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.) | 80 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 13 | |
| Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.) | 42 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Arrest situation | Total | 76 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
| Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Drug-related matter | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Attempting other arrest | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner | Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Investigating suspicious person/circumstance | Total | 87 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 17 |
| Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) | Total | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Unprovoked attack | Total | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.) | Total | 41 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
| Handling person with mental illness | Total | 42 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Traffic pursuit/stop | Total | 59 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| Felony vehicle stop | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Traffic violation stop | 42 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) | Total | 76 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 8 |
- 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.
