Table 80
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms or Knives/Other Cutting Instruments
Population Group/Agency Type, 2012–2016
| Population group/agency type | Total | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victim officers | 522 | 105 | 126 | 106 | 102 | 83 |
| Group I (cities 250,000 and over) | 155 | 25 | 46 | 25 | 36 | 23 |
| Group II (cities 100,000–249,999) | 69 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Group III (cities 50,000–99,999) | 41 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Group IV (cities 25,000–49,999) | 41 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Group V (cities 10,000–24,999) | 27 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Group VI (cities under 10,000) | 38 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| Metropolitan counties | 91 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Nonmetropolitan counties | 28 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| State agencies | 25 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Federal agencies | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico and other outlying areas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Not reported | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
