Table 126
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, 2008–2017
| Type of firearm | Size of ammunition | Total | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of victim officers assaulted and injured with firearms and body armor was penetrated |
Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Handgun | Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| .357 Magnum | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .40-caliber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .44-caliber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rifle | Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| .223-caliber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .30-06-caliber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .308-caliber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5.45x39 millimeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7.62 millimeter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7.62x39 millimeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Not reported | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shotgun | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 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.
