Table 88

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

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

Circumstance	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Firearm		Knife or other cutting instrument		Other dangerous weapon		Personal weapons
Circumstance	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	2,677	4.4	1,083	1.8	10,209	17.0	46,242	76.8
Disturbance call	18,329	100.0	826	4.5	403	2.2	1,877	10.2	15,223	83.1
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect	894	100.0	64	7.2	31	3.5	186	20.8	613	68.6
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect	498	100.0	86	17.3	12	2.4	111	22.3	289	58.0
Attempting other arrest	9,505	100.0	374	3.9	162	1.7	1,219	12.8	7,750	81.5
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	783	100.0	13	1.7	10	1.3	236	30.1	524	66.9
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner	7,493	100.0	21	0.3	32	0.4	887	11.8	6,553	87.5
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance	5,697	100.0	326	5.7	129	2.3	951	16.7	4,291	75.3
Ambush situation	292	100.0	110	37.7	4	1.4	63	21.6	115	39.4
Handling person with mental illness	2,215	100.0	122	5.5	115	5.2	249	11.2	1,729	78.1
Traffic pursuit/stop	5,108	100.0	295	5.8	48	0.9	2,039	39.9	2,726	53.4
All other	9,397	100.0	440	4.7	137	1.5	2,391	25.4	6,429	68.4

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