Table 74

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment and Percent Distribution,¹ 2016

Circumstance	Total	Percent distribu- tion	2-Officer vehicle		1-Officer vehicle				Detective/special assignment				Other
			2-Officer vehicle		Alone		Assisted		Alone		Assisted		Alone		Assisted
			Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion
Number of victim officers	57,180	100.0	10,240	17.9	13,855	24.2	21,966	38.4	657	1.1	1,402	2.5	2,667	4.7	6,393	11.2
Disturbance call	18,425	100.0	3,677	20.0	4,566	24.8	8,217	44.6	152	0.8	226	1.2	344	1.9	1,243	6.7
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect	756	100.0	157	20.8	183	24.2	324	42.9	9	1.2	19	2.5	9	1.2	55	7.3
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect	528	100.0	111	21.0	120	22.7	217	41.1	6	1.1	15	2.8	16	3.0	43	8.1
Attempting other arrest	8,939	100.0	1,429	16.0	2,208	24.7	3,654	40.9	105	1.2	382	4.3	259	2.9	902	10.1
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	720	100.0	98	13.6	128	17.8	226	31.4	10	1.4	54	7.5	27	3.8	177	24.6
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner	7,177	100.0	1,030	14.4	1,279	17.8	2,269	31.6	57	0.8	139	1.9	530	7.4	1,873	26.1
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance	5,309	100.0	1,126	21.2	1,391	26.2	2,052	38.7	81	1.5	167	3.1	147	2.8	345	6.5
Ambush situation	270	100.0	57	21.1	64	23.7	57	21.1	4	1.5	18	6.7	39	14.4	31	11.5
Handling person with mental illness	1,961	100.0	265	13.5	436	22.2	954	48.6	18	0.9	31	1.6	95	4.8	162	8.3
Traffic pursuit/stop	4,587	100.0	960	20.9	1,490	32.5	1,732	37.8	68	1.5	117	2.6	48	1.0	172	3.7
All other	8,508	100.0	1,330	15.6	1,990	23.4	2,264	26.6	147	1.7	234	2.8	1,153	13.6	1,390	16.3

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