Table 78

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

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

Circumstance	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Firearm		Knife or other cutting instrument		Other dangerous weapon		Personal weapons
Circumstance	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	2,377	4.2	1,096	1.9	9,122	16.0	44,585	78.0
Disturbance call	18,425	100.0	754	4.1	499	2.7	1,917	10.4	15,255	82.8
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect	756	100.0	44	5.8	16	2.1	147	19.4	549	72.6
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect	528	100.0	95	18.0	19	3.6	98	18.6	316	59.8
Attempting other arrest	8,939	100.0	285	3.2	152	1.7	1,109	12.4	7,393	82.7
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	720	100.0	12	1.7	7	1.0	199	27.6	502	69.7
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner	7,177	100.0	16	0.2	24	0.3	847	11.8	6,290	87.6
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance	5,309	100.0	342	6.4	141	2.7	829	15.6	3,997	75.3
Ambush situation	270	100.0	103	38.1	3	1.1	51	18.9	113	41.9
Handling person with mental illness	1,961	100.0	95	4.8	84	4.3	200	10.2	1,582	80.7
Traffic pursuit/stop	4,587	100.0	287	6.3	39	0.9	1,716	37.4	2,545	55.5
All other	8,508	100.0	344	4.0	112	1.3	2,009	23.6	6,043	71.0

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