Table 101
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms or Knives/Other Cutting Instruments
Circumstance at Scene of Incident, 2012–2016
| Circumstance | Total | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victim officers | Total | 522 | 105 | 126 | 106 | 102 | 83 |
| Disturbance call | Total | 119 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 17 |
| Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.) | 69 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 11 | |
| Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.) | 50 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | |
| Arrest situation | Total | 65 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
| Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Drug-related matter | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| Attempting other arrest | 31 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | |
| Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner | Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Investigating suspicious person/circumstance | Total | 78 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) | Total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| Unprovoked attack | Total | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.) | Total | 34 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Handling person with mental illness | Total | 39 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Traffic pursuit/stop | Total | 47 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| Felony vehicle stop | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Traffic violation stop | 33 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | |
| Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) | Total | 93 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 18 |
- 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.
