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Home LEOKA 2016 Tables Table 113

Table 113

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms While Wearing Body Armor

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 while wearing body armor Total 349 63 88 64 67 67
Handgun Total 244 52 63 47 46 36
.22 Caliber 6 0 1 0 4 1
.25 Caliber 3 1 2 0 0 0
.32 Caliber 2 0 1 0 0 1
.357 Caliber 8 1 1 0 6 0
.357 Magnum 5 5 0 0 0 0
.38 Caliber 23 4 4 5 5 5
.380 Caliber 16 6 3 0 3 4
.40 Caliber 43 7 11 12 8 5
.44 Caliber 1 1 0 0 0 0
.44 Magnum 2 0 1 0 1 0
.45 Caliber 34 6 13 9 3 3
9 Millimeter 82 17 20 16 13 16
10 Millimeter 2 0 1 1 0 0
Not reported 17 4 5 4 3 1
Rifle Total 73 9 14 9 16 25
.22 Caliber 4 0 1 0 1 2
.223 Caliber 8 1 1 2 0 4
.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 24 0 3 5 9 7
7.62x54 Millimeter 1 1 0 0 0 0
Not reported 7 1 3 0 1 2
Shotgun Total 28 2 9 7 5 5
12 Gauge 21 1 6 7 3 4
20 Gauge 1 1 0 0 0 0
Not reported 6 0 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.