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Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment and Percent Distribution,¹ 2017

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Circumstance	Total	Percent distribu- tion	2-Officer vehicle		1-Officer vehicle				Detective/special assignment				Other
			2-Officer vehicle		Alone		Assisted		Alone		Assisted		Alone		Assisted
			Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion
Number of victim officers	60,211	100.0	10,820	18.0	14,856	24.7	22,097	36.7	746	1.2	1,565	2.6	3,161	5.2	6,966	11.6
Disturbance call	18,329	100.0	3,557	19.4	4,736	25.8	8,039	43.9	120	0.7	196	1.1	416	2.3	1,265	6.9
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect	894	100.0	184	20.6	224	25.1	381	42.6	10	1.1	25	2.8	15	1.7	55	6.2
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect	498	100.0	97	19.5	114	22.9	204	41.0	14	2.8	25	5.0	15	3.0	29	5.8
Attempting other arrest	9,505	100.0	1,567	16.5	2,270	23.9	3,766	39.6	130	1.4	442	4.7	273	2.9	1,057	11.1
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	783	100.0	154	19.7	131	16.7	211	26.9	8	1.0	43	5.5	32	4.1	204	26.1
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner	7,493	100.0	1,171	15.6	1,403	18.7	2,123	28.3	73	1.0	142	1.9	595	7.9	1,986	26.5
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance	5,697	100.0	1,151	20.2	1,626	28.5	2,164	38.0	103	1.8	164	2.9	150	2.6	339	6.0
Ambush situation	292	100.0	76	26.0	61	20.9	60	20.5	3	1.0	21	7.2	38	13.0	33	11.3
Handling person with mental illness	2,215	100.0	317	14.3	523	23.6	1,037	46.8	18	0.8	32	1.4	76	3.4	212	9.6
Traffic pursuit/stop	5,108	100.0	1,018	19.9	1,741	34.1	1,842	36.1	75	1.5	139	2.7	56	1.1	237	4.6
All other	9,397	100.0	1,528	16.3	2,027	21.6	2,270	24.2	192	2.0	336	3.6	1,495	15.9	1,549	16.5

¹Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.