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Table 108

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Own Weapons

Victim Officer's Type of Weapon, 2008–2017

Type of weapon Size of ammunition Total 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Number of victim officers assaulted and injured with own weapon Total 23 0 2 2 5 3 3 3 2 2 1
Handgun Total 19 0 2 1 5 2 3 2 1 2 1
.357-caliber 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
.38-caliber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
.40-caliber 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1
.45-caliber 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
9 millimeter 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Rifle Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shotgun Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Knife or other cutting instrument1 Total 1 0 0 1 — — — — — — —
Knife1 Total 3 — — — 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
Other cutting instrument1 Total 0 — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • 1For 2008, 2009, and 2010, the type of weapon categories "Knife" and "Other cutting instrument" were combined.
  • 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.