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Home LEOKA 2017 Tables Table 82

Table 82

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Time of Incident by Number of Assaults and Percent Distribution,1 2008–2017

Time Total Percent
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Number of victim officers 554,443 100.0 61,087 100.0 58,364 100.0 56,491 100.0 55,631 100.0 53,867 100.0 50,802 100.0 48,988 100.0 50,991 100.0 58,011 100.0 60,211 100.0
Total a.m. hours 221,169 39.9 24,637 40.3 23,586 40.4 22,807 40.4 22,703 40.8 22,056 40.9 20,662 40.7 19,381 39.6 19,793 38.8 22,665 39.1 22,879 38.0
12:01am–2am 81,192 14.6 9,585 15.7 9,323 16.0 8,829 15.6 8,555 15.4 8,188 15.2 7,679 15.1 6,983 14.3 6,911 13.6 7,653 13.2 7,486 12.4
2:01am–4am 49,068 8.8 5,879 9.6 5,653 9.7 5,390 9.5 5,293 9.5 5,212 9.7 4,623 9.1 4,091 8.4 3,960 7.8 4,516 7.8 4,451 7.4
4:01am–6am 19,550 3.5 2,114 3.5 2,082 3.6 1,987 3.5 2,126 3.8 1,973 3.7 1,817 3.6 1,631 3.3 1,759 3.4 1,991 3.4 2,070 3.4
6:01am–8am 14,922 2.7 1,480 2.4 1,389 2.4 1,428 2.5 1,438 2.6 1,367 2.5 1,258 2.5 1,343 2.7 1,510 3.0 1,779 3.1 1,930 3.2
8:01am–10am 24,531 4.4 2,376 3.9 2,192 3.8 2,291 4.1 2,213 4.0 2,272 4.2 2,336 4.6 2,377 4.9 2,441 4.8 2,996 5.2 3,037 5.0
10:01am–Noon 31,906 5.8 3,203 5.2 2,947 5.0 2,882 5.1 3,078 5.5 3,044 5.7 2,949 5.8 2,956 6.0 3,212 6.3 3,730 6.4 3,905 6.5
Total p.m. hours 333,274 60.1 36,450 59.7 34,778 59.6 33,684 59.6 32,928 59.2 31,811 59.1 30,140 59.3 29,607 60.4 31,198 61.2 35,346 60.9 37,332 62.0
12:01pm–2pm 35,544 6.4 3,558 5.8 3,414 5.8 3,307 5.9 3,297 5.9 3,395 6.3 3,303 6.5 3,318 6.8 3,548 7.0 3,962 6.8 4,442 7.4
2:01pm–4pm 43,327 7.8 4,286 7.0 4,232 7.3 4,361 7.7 4,145 7.5 4,083 7.6 3,828 7.5 4,018 8.2 4,216 8.3 4,886 8.4 5,272 8.8
4:01pm–6pm 51,455 9.3 5,274 8.6 5,315 9.1 5,045 8.9 4,826 8.7 4,839 9.0 4,654 9.2 4,726 9.6 4,958 9.7 5,765 9.9 6,053 10.1
6:01pm–8pm 59,771 10.8 6,611 10.8 6,269 10.7 6,088 10.8 6,032 10.8 5,603 10.4 5,434 10.7 5,045 10.3 5,624 11.0 6,333 10.9 6,732 11.2
8:01pm–10pm 68,906 12.4 7,853 12.9 7,337 12.6 7,195 12.7 6,808 12.2 6,684 12.4 6,177 12.2 6,102 12.5 6,334 12.4 7,010 12.1 7,406 12.3
10:01pm–Midnight 74,271 13.4 8,868 14.5 8,211 14.1 7,688 13.6 7,820 14.1 7,207 13.4 6,744 13.3 6,398 13.1 6,518 12.8 7,390 12.7 7,427 12.3
  • 1Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • NOTE: Assault figures published in prior years' editions of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted have been updated for inclusion in this table.