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Table 131

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms, Knives, or Other Cutting Instruments

Age Group of Known Offender by Race and Sex, 2008–2017

Age group Total Race Sex
White Black/
African American 		American
Indian/
Alaska Native 		Asian/Native
Hawaiian/Other
Pacific Islander1 		Asian1 Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific
Islander1 		Race
not
reported 		Male Female Sex
not
reported
Number of known offenders 979 556 390 6 4 13 2 8 916 62 1
Under 18 50 31 18 0 0 0 0 1 43 7 0
18–24 235 94 131 2 1 5 0 2 224 11 0
25–30 213 114 93 3 1 1 0 1 204 9 0
31–35 131 84 43 1 0 2 1 0 122 9 0
36–40 96 52 43 0 0 0 1 0 90 6 0
41–45 65 46 18 0 0 1 0 0 59 6 0
46–50 59 42 14 0 2 1 0 0 55 4 0
51–55 57 43 14 0 0 0 0 0 56 1 0
56–60 25 19 5 0 0 1 0 0 22 3 0
Over 60 26 20 5 0 0 1 0 0 26 0 0
Not reported 22 11 6 0 0 1 0 4 15 6 1
  • 1For 2008, 2009, and 2010, the race categories "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander" 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.