Table 79
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms or Knives/Other Cutting Instruments
Region, Geographic Division, and State, 2012–2016
| Area | Total | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victim officers | 522 | 105 | 126 | 106 | 102 | 83 |
| NORTHEAST | 68 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
| New England | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Connecticut | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Middle Atlantic | 52 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
| New Jersey | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| New York | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 24 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| MIDWEST | 72 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
| East North Central | 32 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Michigan | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West North Central | 40 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Missouri | 30 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOUTH | 223 | 43 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 37 |
| South Atlantic | 96 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 9 |
| Delaware | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 29 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Georgia | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Maryland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| South Carolina | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Virginia | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| West Virginia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| East South Central | 37 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| West South Central | 90 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 21 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Louisiana | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 14 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Texas | 60 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
| WEST | 157 | 31 | 45 | 27 | 32 | 22 |
| Mountain | 81 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 15 |
| Arizona | 28 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Colorado | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Idaho | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Montana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| New Mexico | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Utah | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pacific | 76 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 7 |
| Alaska | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| California | 58 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 6 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oregon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| PUERTO RICO AND OTHER OUTLYING AREAS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mariana Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
