Table 84

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

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

Circumstance	Total	Percent distribu- tion	2-Officer vehicle		1-Officer vehicle				Detective/special assignment				Other
			2-Officer vehicle		Alone		Assisted		Alone		Assisted		Alone		Assisted
			Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	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	10,133	17.2	14,396	24.5	22,230	37.8	670	1.1	1,681	2.9	2,574	4.4	7,182	12.2
Disturbance call	18,232	100.0	3,305	18.1	4,651	25.5	8,082	44.3	116	0.6	242	1.3	377	2.1	1,459	8.0
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect	762	100.0	146	19.2	191	25.1	356	46.7	12	1.6	11	1.4	19	2.5	27	3.5
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect	497	100.0	83	16.7	107	21.5	215	43.3	6	1.2	40	8.0	14	2.8	32	6.4
Attempting other arrest	9,688	100.0	1,543	15.9	2,280	23.5	3,986	41.1	133	1.4	438	4.5	253	2.6	1,055	10.9
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	590	100.0	66	11.2	100	16.9	225	38.1	8	1.4	58	9.8	26	4.4	107	18.1
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner	7,286	100.0	1,108	15.2	1,312	18.0	1,984	27.2	47	0.6	132	1.8	609	8.4	2,094	28.7
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance	5,644	100.0	1,001	17.7	1,643	29.1	2,162	38.3	97	1.7	238	4.2	148	2.6	355	6.3
Ambush situation	300	100.0	56	18.7	55	18.3	58	19.3	4	1.3	23	7.7	36	12.0	68	22.7
Handling person with mental illness	2,230	100.0	291	13.0	465	20.9	1,057	47.4	29	1.3	46	2.1	64	2.9	278	12.5
Traffic pursuit/stop	4,809	100.0	1,058	22.0	1,583	32.9	1,733	36.0	60	1.2	133	2.8	47	1.0	195	4.1
All other	8,828	100.0	1,476	16.7	2,009	22.8	2,372	26.9	158	1.8	320	3.6	981	11.1	1,512	17.1

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