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Home • LEOKA • 2018 • Tables • Table 86

Table 86

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Region, Geographic Division, and State by Type of Weapon, 2018

Area Total Firearm Knife or
other cutting
instrument 		Other
dangerous
weapon 		Personal
weapons 		Number of
reporting
agencies 		Population
covered 		Number of
officers
employed
Number of victim officers 58,866 2,116 1,163 8,889 46,698 11,788 250,650,792 546,247
NORTHEAST 7,810 169 96 931 6,614 2,929 42,332,010 107,786
New England 3,757 45 60 537 3,115 808 14,075,566 29,896
Connecticut 712 4 5 98 605 106 3,572,665 7,792
Maine 188 4 1 13 170 133 1,331,639 2,344
Massachusetts 2,309 27 50 378 1,854 277 6,242,820 13,821
New Hampshire 241 0 4 13 224 173 1,274,136 2,455
Rhode Island 201 9 0 29 163 48 1,057,315 2,490
Vermont 106 1 0 6 99 71 596,991 994
Middle Atlantic 4,053 124 36 394 3,499 2,121 28,256,444 77,890
New Jersey 1,525 38 7 144 1,336 576 8,908,520 31,817
New York 768 2 15 92 659 478 9,322,242 24,600
Pennsylvania 1,760 84 14 158 1,504 1,067 10,025,682 21,473
MIDWEST 7,394 346 127 1,160 5,761 2,842 40,205,408 83,980
East North Central 3,624 180 61 639 2,744 1,381 24,192,263 50,450
Illinois1
Indiana 1,259 23 8 156 1,072 171 3,161,931 7,645
Michigan 1,013 71 31 181 730 590 9,569,228 17,078
Ohio 493 38 13 168 274 206 5,928,788 13,418
Wisconsin 859 48 9 134 668 414 5,532,316 12,309
West North Central 3,770 166 66 521 3,017 1,461 16,013,145 33,530
Iowa1
Kansas 807 24 9 110 664 183 1,677,235 4,571
Minnesota 477 3 12 83 379 378 5,570,925 9,862
Missouri 1,904 133 34 269 1,468 480 5,719,193 12,597
Nebraska 94 2 1 13 78 209 1,481,101 3,185
North Dakota 194 0 0 19 175 103 757,131 1,725
South Dakota 294 4 10 27 253 108 807,560 1,590
SOUTH 23,092 876 455 3,723 18,038 4,202 95,351,581 217,528
South Atlantic 13,431 422 212 1,790 11,007 1,955 51,535,660 122,153
Delaware 406 9 7 81 309 49 964,106 2,259
District of Columbia2 1,091 29 16 248 798 3 702,455 4,393
Florida 5,929 175 86 824 4,844 330 19,433,227 42,869
Georgia 971 44 21 78 828 431 8,320,783 22,137
Maryland 2,322 51 37 227 2,007 141 5,972,937 15,194
North Carolina 525 16 8 37 464 154 2,665,844 7,375
South Carolina 642 44 14 107 477 323 4,271,892 9,416
Virginia 1,349 45 16 157 1,131 392 8,104,759 16,435
West Virginia 196 9 7 31 149 132 1,099,657 2,075
East South Central 3,551 182 128 1,081 2,160 933 13,368,746 30,421
Alabama 420 3 5 253 159 190 3,038,461 6,532
Kentucky 968 30 16 182 740 255 2,930,271 4,910
Mississippi 64 10 0 10 44 43 759,554 1,961
Tennessee 2,099 139 107 636 1,217 445 6,640,460 17,018
West South Central 6,110 272 115 852 4,871 1,314 30,447,175 64,954
Arkansas 407 17 10 62 318 243 2,739,286 5,712
Louisiana 1,303 37 8 348 910 143 3,426,457 10,291
Oklahoma 758 43 26 103 586 405 3,911,076 8,807
Texas 3,642 175 71 339 3,057 523 20,370,356 40,144
WEST 20,570 725 485 3,075 16,285 1,815 72,761,793 136,953
Mountain 6,375 335 196 1,045 4,799 733 20,890,122 39,323
Arizona 2,402 163 66 366 1,807 90 6,585,725 10,576
Colorado 1,472 77 62 327 1,006 187 5,062,938 10,879
Idaho 344 11 9 63 261 77 1,586,317 2,584
Montana 587 7 6 76 498 92 954,272 1,450
Nevada 454 35 24 84 311 43 3,002,111 6,182
New Mexico 467 25 18 67 357 93 1,035,379 2,553
Utah 574 7 11 54 502 98 2,155,764 3,837
Wyoming 75 10 0 8 57 53 507,616 1,262
Pacific 14,195 390 289 2,030 11,486 1,082 51,871,671 97,630
Alaska 739 30 22 114 573 32 733,747 1,262
California 11,040 282 197 1,483 9,078 674 39,304,477 78,139
Hawaii3 262 6 12 43 201 2 1,148,121 2,285
Oregon 688 25 12 127 524 166 3,706,720 5,970
Washington 1,466 47 46 263 1,110 208 6,978,606 9,974
  • 1Data for Illinois and Iowa were not available for inclusion in this table.
  • 2Data represents the number of assaults on officers reported by the Metropolitan Police Department, the Metro Transit Police Department,
    and the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
  • 3Data represents the number of assaults on officers reported by the Honolulu Police Department and the Maui Police Department.