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Table 98

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Own Weapons

Victim Officer's Type of Weapon, 2012–2016

Type of weapon Size of ammunition Total 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Number of victim officers assaulted and injured with own weapon Total 13 3 3 3 2 2
Handgun Total 10 2 3 2 1 2
.38 Caliber 1 0 0 0 0 1
.40 Caliber 4 1 1 2 0 0
.45 Caliber 3 1 2 0 0 0
9 Millimeter 2 0 0 0 1 1
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 1 0
  • 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.