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 |
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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.