Table 88

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon and Percent Distribution,¹ 2018

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	58,866	100.0	2,116	3.6	1,163	2.0	8,889	15.1	46,698	79.3
Disturbance call	18,232	100.0	687	3.8	451	2.5	1,780	9.8	15,314	84.0
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect	762	100.0	33	4.3	24	3.1	150	19.7	555	72.8
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect	497	100.0	67	13.5	14	2.8	98	19.7	318	64.0
Attempting other arrest	9,688	100.0	237	2.4	151	1.6	1,209	12.5	8,091	83.5
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	590	100.0	8	1.4	7	1.2	108	18.3	467	79.2
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner	7,286	100.0	26	0.4	45	0.6	758	10.4	6,457	88.6
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance	5,644	100.0	276	4.9	152	2.7	881	15.6	4,335	76.8
Ambush situation	300	100.0	97	32.3	12	4.0	67	22.3	124	41.3
Handling person with mental illness	2,230	100.0	98	4.4	132	5.9	223	10.0	1,777	79.7
Traffic pursuit/stop	4,809	100.0	241	5.0	37	0.8	1,839	38.2	2,692	56.0
All other	8,828	100.0	346	3.9	138	1.6	1,776	20.1	6,568	74.4

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