Table 78

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon and Percent Distribution,¹ 2015

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	50,212	100.0	2,018	4.0	917	1.8	7,597	15.1	39,680	79.0
Disturbance call	16,256	100.0	657	4.0	386	2.4	1,758	10.8	13,455	82.8
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect	840	100.0	63	7.5	25	3.0	198	23.6	554	66.0
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect	398	100.0	48	12.1	12	3.0	64	16.1	274	68.8
Attempting other arrest	7,820	100.0	226	2.9	99	1.3	944	12.1	6,551	83.8
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	677	100.0	12	1.8	7	1.0	198	29.2	460	67.9
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner	6,143	100.0	17	0.3	19	0.3	647	10.5	5,460	88.9
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance	4,647	100.0	229	4.9	113	2.4	681	14.7	3,624	78.0
Ambush situation	240	100.0	86	12.0	1	0.4	61	25.4	92	38.3
Handling person with mental illness	1,710	100.0	69	4.0	101	5.9	203	11.9	1,337	78.2
Traffic pursuit/stop	3,972	100.0	247	6.2	31	0.8	1,474	37.1	2,220	55.9
All other	7,509	100.0	364	4.8	123	1.6	1,369	18.2	5,653	75.3

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