Table 76
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Type of Weapon and Percent Injured, 2005–2014
Year | Total |
Percent injured |
Firearm |
Knife or other cutting instrument |
Other dangerous weapon |
Personal weapons |
Number of reporting agencies |
Population covered |
Number of officers employed |
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Total |
Percent injured |
Total |
Percent injured |
Total |
Percent injured |
Total |
Percent injured |
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Number of victim officers | 563,030 | 27.0 | 21,652 | 9.3 | 9,668 | 12.7 | 78,663 | 23.7 | 453,047 | 28.7 | |||
2005 | 57,820 | 27.4 | 2,157 | 8.7 | 1,059 | 11.5 | 8,379 | 24.6 | 46,225 | 29.1 | 10,119 | 222,873,755 | 489,393 |
2006 | 59,396 | 26.7 | 2,290 | 9.5 | 1,055 | 12.7 | 8,611 | 23.6 | 47,440 | 28.4 | 10,596 | 227,360,586 | 504,147 |
2007 | 61,257 | 25.9 | 2,216 | 8.7 | 1,028 | 10.5 | 8,692 | 22.2 | 49,321 | 27.6 | 10,973 | 234,734,286 | 523,944 |
2008 | 61,087 | 26.0 | 2,292 | 8.3 | 958 | 13.0 | 8,466 | 22.8 | 49,371 | 27.7 | 10,835 | 238,730,830 | 541,906 |
2009 | 58,364 | 26.0 | 2,007 | 8.1 | 886 | 12.4 | 7,966 | 23.5 | 47,505 | 27.4 | 11,691 | 245,925,716 | 560,387 |
2010 | 56,491 | 26.5 | 1,925 | 11.1 | 918 | 12.1 | 7,413 | 23.8 | 46,235 | 27.8 | 11,826 | 248,726,641 | 557,884 |
2011 | 55,631 | 26.6 | 2,240 | 9.0 | 1,003 | 15.0 | 7,856 | 22.4 | 44,532 | 28.5 | 12,031 | 254,534,862 | 539,282 |
2012 | 53,867 | 27.7 | 2,276 | 9.9 | 909 | 13.1 | 7,435 | 24.2 | 43,247 | 29.6 | 11,794 | 250,150,500 | 525,217 |
2013 | 50,802 | 29.1 | 2,299 | 10.7 | 901 | 14.0 | 7,042 | 27.0 | 40,560 | 30.8 | 11,958 | 256,689,224 | 551,893 |
2014 | 48,315 | 28.3 | 1,950 | 9.4 | 951 | 13.2 | 6,803 | 23.4 | 38,611 | 30.4 | 11,151 | 243,753,902 | 536,119 |
- NOTE: Assault figures published in prior years' editions of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted have been updated for inclusion in this table.