Table 98
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms, Knives, or Other Cutting Instruments
Age Group of Victim Officer, 2009–2018
| Age group | Total | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victim officers | 1,062 | 106 | 104 | 110 | 105 | 126 | 106 | 102 | 119 | 103 | 81 |
| Under 25 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 25–30 | 229 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 22 |
| 31–35 | 218 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 14 |
| 36–40 | 191 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
| 41–45 | 150 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 6 |
| 46–50 | 108 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 8 |
| 51–55 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 56–60 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Over 60 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not reported | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Average age | 37 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 38 |
- 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.
