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Table 115

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms, Knives, or Other Cutting Instruments During Traffic-Related Incidents1

Location of Offender by Location of Victim Officer at Scene of Incident, 2013–20172

Location of offender Total Approaching
offender(s) 		Approaching suspect's vehicle Returning to
victim
officer's
vehicle 		Seated in victim officer's vehicle Standing in vicinity of suspect's vehicle Standing in vicinity of victim officer's vehicle Not reported
On
driver's
side 		On
passenger's
side 		Prior to
approaching
suspect's vehicle 		After obtaining contact with offender(s) Front
driver's
side 		Front
passenger's
side 		Rear
driver's
side 		Rear
passenger's
side 		Front
driver's
side 		Front
passenger's
side 		Rear
driver's
side 		Rear
passenger's
side
Number of victim officers assaulted and injured during traffic-related incidents 51 6 7 0 0 3 1 8 3 1 2 8 2 2 1 7
Prone 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
On ground 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
On vehicle/object 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seated 19 0 6 0 0 1 1 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
In suspect's vehicle 19 0 6 0 0 1 1 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
In victim officer's vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seated outside in vicinity of suspect's vehicle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Front driver's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Front passenger's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rear driver's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rear passenger's side 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seated outside in vicinity of victim officer's vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Front driver's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Front passenger's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rear driver's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rear passenger's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Standing in vicinity of suspect's vehicle 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0
Front driver's side 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Front passenger's side 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Rear driver's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rear passenger's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Standing in vicinity of victim officer's vehicle 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0
Front driver's side 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Front passenger's side 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Rear driver's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rear passenger's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unrestricted movement 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Outside of suspect's vehicle 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Outside of victim
officer's vehicle		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple locations due to multiple offenders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
  • 1Traffic-related incidents include traffic stops (felony traffic stops and traffic violation stops), investigating possible DUI/DWI suspects, and assisting motorists.
  • 2Ten years of data for the topics presented in this table are not available at this time. A 10-year table is expected to be available for the publication of 2020 data.
  • NOTE: For 2013 through 2017, 48 of the 51 victim officers who were assaulted and injured during traffic-related incidents contacted radio dispatchers prior to or during the attack.
  • NOTE: Assault with injury data in this table reflect only a subset of those incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program. For more information about this data collection, see Detailed Assault Data.