Table 73
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Time of Incident by Number of Assaults and Percent Distribution,1 2005–2014
Time | Total |
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Number of victim officers | 563,030 | 100.0 | 57,820 | 100.0 | 59,396 | 100.0 | 61,257 | 100.0 | 61,087 | 100.0 | 58,364 | 100.0 | 56,491 | 100.0 | 55,631 | 100.0 | 53,867 | 100.0 | 50,802 | 100.0 | 48,315 | 100.0 |
Total A.M. hours | 227,093 | 40.3 | 23,070 | 39.9 | 23,964 | 40.3 | 24,488 | 40.0 | 24,637 | 40.3 | 23,586 | 40.4 | 22,807 | 40.4 | 22,703 | 40.8 | 22,056 | 40.9 | 20,662 | 40.7 | 19,120 | 39.6 |
12:01 a.m.– 2 a.m. |
85,524 | 15.2 | 8,325 | 14.4 | 8,823 | 14.9 | 9,318 | 15.2 | 9,585 | 15.7 | 9,323 | 16.0 | 8,829 | 15.6 | 8,555 | 15.4 | 8,188 | 15.2 | 7,679 | 15.1 | 6,899 | 14.3 |
2:01 a.m.– 4 a.m. |
52,874 | 9.4 | 5,438 | 9.4 | 5,505 | 9.3 | 5,862 | 9.6 | 5,879 | 9.6 | 5,653 | 9.7 | 5,390 | 9.5 | 5,293 | 9.5 | 5,212 | 9.7 | 4,623 | 9.1 | 4,019 | 8.3 |
4:01 a.m.– 6 a.m. |
20,084 | 3.6 | 2,048 | 3.5 | 2,169 | 3.7 | 2,157 | 3.5 | 2,114 | 3.5 | 2,082 | 3.6 | 1,987 | 3.5 | 2,126 | 3.8 | 1,973 | 3.7 | 1,817 | 3.6 | 1,611 | 3.3 |
6:01 a.m.– 8 a.m. |
14,262 | 2.5 | 1,549 | 2.7 | 1,548 | 2.6 | 1,476 | 2.4 | 1,480 | 2.4 | 1,389 | 2.4 | 1,428 | 2.5 | 1,438 | 2.6 | 1,367 | 2.5 | 1,258 | 2.5 | 1,329 | 2.8 |
8:01 a.m.– 10 a.m. |
23,665 | 4.2 | 2,518 | 4.4 | 2,621 | 4.4 | 2,489 | 4.1 | 2,376 | 3.9 | 2,192 | 3.8 | 2,291 | 4.1 | 2,213 | 4.0 | 2,272 | 4.2 | 2,336 | 4.6 | 2,357 | 4.9 |
10:01 a.m.– Noon |
30,684 | 5.4 | 3,192 | 5.5 | 3,298 | 5.6 | 3,186 | 5.2 | 3,203 | 5.2 | 2,947 | 5.0 | 2,882 | 5.1 | 3,078 | 5.5 | 3,044 | 5.7 | 2,949 | 5.8 | 2,905 | 6.0 |
Total P.M. hours | 335,937 | 59.7 | 34,750 | 60.1 | 35,432 | 59.7 | 36,769 | 60.0 | 36,450 | 59.7 | 34,778 | 59.6 | 33,684 | 59.6 | 32,928 | 59.2 | 31,811 | 59.1 | 30,140 | 59.3 | 29,195 | 60.4 |
12:01 p.m.– 2 p.m. |
34,337 | 6.1 | 3,532 | 6.1 | 3,599 | 6.1 | 3,659 | 6.0 | 3,558 | 5.8 | 3,414 | 5.8 | 3,307 | 5.9 | 3,297 | 5.9 | 3,395 | 6.3 | 3,303 | 6.5 | 3,273 | 6.8 |
2:01 p.m.– 4 p.m. |
42,138 | 7.5 | 4,268 | 7.4 | 4,508 | 7.6 | 4,464 | 7.3 | 4,286 | 7.0 | 4,232 | 7.3 | 4,361 | 7.7 | 4,145 | 7.5 | 4,083 | 7.6 | 3,828 | 7.5 | 3,963 | 8.2 |
4:01 p.m.– 6 p.m. |
50,861 | 9.0 | 5,366 | 9.3 | 5,307 | 8.9 | 5,573 | 9.1 | 5,274 | 8.6 | 5,315 | 9.1 | 5,045 | 8.9 | 4,826 | 8.7 | 4,839 | 9.0 | 4,654 | 9.2 | 4,662 | 9.6 |
6:01 p.m.– 8 p.m. |
59,845 | 10.6 | 6,160 | 10.7 | 6,309 | 10.6 | 6,372 | 10.4 | 6,611 | 10.8 | 6,269 | 10.7 | 6,088 | 10.8 | 6,032 | 10.8 | 5,603 | 10.4 | 5,434 | 10.7 | 4,967 | 10.3 |
8:01 p.m.– 10 p.m. |
70,667 | 12.6 | 7,276 | 12.6 | 7,487 | 12.6 | 7,825 | 12.8 | 7,853 | 12.9 | 7,337 | 12.6 | 7,195 | 12.7 | 6,808 | 12.2 | 6,684 | 12.4 | 6,177 | 12.2 | 6,025 | 12.5 |
10:01 p.m.– Midnight |
78,089 | 13.9 | 8,148 | 14.1 | 8,222 | 13.8 | 8,876 | 14.5 | 8,868 | 14.5 | 8,211 | 14.1 | 7,688 | 13.6 | 7,820 | 14.1 | 7,207 | 13.4 | 6,744 | 13.3 | 6,305 | 13.0 |
- 1Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
- NOTE: Assault figures published in prior years' editions of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted have been updated for inclusion in this table.