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Home LEOKA 2014 Tables Table 95

Table 95

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Own Weapons

Victim Officer's Type of Weapon, 2010–2014

Type of weapon Size of ammunition Total 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Number of victim officers assaulted and injured with own weapons Total 16 2 5 3 3 3
Handgun Total 13 1 5 2 3 2
.357 Caliber 1 0 1 0 0 0
.40 Caliber 6 0 2 1 1 2
.45 Caliber 4 0 1 1 2 0
9 Millimeter 1 1 0 0 0 0
9x19 Millimeter 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rifle Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shotgun Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Knife or other cutting instrument Total 3 1 0 1 0 1
  • 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.