Table 79

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon and Percent Distribution,¹ 2014

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	48,315	100.0	1,950	4.0	951	2.0	6,803	14.1	38,611	79.9
Disturbance call	14,901	100.0	574	3.9	404	2.7	1,444	9.7	12,479	83.7
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect	697	100.0	40	5.7	22	3.2	117	16.8	518	74.3
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect	419	100.0	78	18.6	30	7.2	73	17.4	238	56.8
Attempting other arrest	7,343	100.0	228	3.1	106	1.4	773	10.5	6,236	84.9
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	713	100.0	25	3.5	9	1.3	190	26.6	489	68.6
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner	6,303	100.0	20	0.3	31	0.5	673	10.7	5,579	88.5
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance	4,486	100.0	270	6.0	92	2.1	627	14.0	3,497	78.0
Ambush situation	167	100.0	44	26.3	4	2.4	21	12.6	98	58.7
Handling person with mental illness	1,499	100.0	92	6.1	85	5.7	172	11.5	1,150	76.7
Traffic pursuit/stop	4,022	100.0	270	6.7	34	0.8	1,333	33.1	2,385	59.3
All other	7,765	100.0	309	4.0	134	1.7	1,380	17.8	5,942	76.5

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