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Home LEOKA 2016 Tables Table 108

Table 108

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms

Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition, 2012–2016

Type of firearm Size of ammunition Total 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Number of victim officers assaulted and injured with firearms Total 393 74 99 71 76 73
Handgun Total 278 59 74 54 50 41
.17 Caliber 1 1 0 0 0 0
.22 Caliber 7 0 1 0 4 2
.25 Caliber 3 1 2 0 0 0
.32 Caliber 2 0 1 0 0 1
.357 Caliber 11 1 3 0 7 0
.357 Magnum 6 5 0 1 0 0
.38 Caliber 33 5 7 8 7 6
.380 Caliber 17 6 4 0 3 4
.40 Caliber 46 7 11 14 8 6
.44 Caliber 1 1 0 0 0 0
.44 Magnum 2 0 1 0 1 0
.45 Caliber 38 6 16 9 4 3
9 Millimeter 91 22 22 16 13 18
10 Millimeter 2 0 1 1 0 0
Not reported 18 4 5 5 3 1
Rifle Total 80 11 14 9 20 26
.22 Caliber 4 0 1 0 1 2
.223 Caliber 11 1 1 2 2 5
.30-06 Caliber 4 3 0 0 0 1
.30-30 Caliber 2 0 0 0 2 0
.308 Caliber 1 0 0 1 0 0
.40 Caliber 1 0 1 0 0 0
.45 Caliber 2 0 0 0 0 2
5.45x39 Millimeter 7 0 0 0 1 6
5.56 Millimeter 3 0 1 0 1 1
7 Millimeter 1 1 0 0 0 0
7.62 Millimeter 8 2 4 1 1 0
7.62x39 Millimeter 27 2 3 5 10 7
7.62x54 Millimeter 1 1 0 0 0 0
Not reported 8 1 3 0 2 2
Shotgun Total 31 4 9 7 6 5
12 Gauge 22 1 6 7 4 4
20 Gauge 1 1 0 0 0 0
Not reported 8 2 3 0 2 1
Not reported Total 4 0 2 1 0 1
Not reported 4 0 2 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.