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Table 115

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms While Wearing Body Armor

Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition Penetrating Victim Officer's Body Armor, 2012–2016

Type of firearm Size of ammunition Total 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Number of victim officers assaulted and injured with firearms and body armor was penetrated Total 4 2 1 0 0 1
Handgun Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rifle Total 4 2 1 0 0 1
.30-06 Caliber 2 2 0 0 0 0
5.45x39 Millimeter 1 0 0 0 0 1
Not reported 1 0 1 0 0 0
Shotgun Total 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.