Table 88

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon and Percent Distribution,¹ 2019

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	56,034	100.0	2,141	3.8	1,037	1.9	8,440	15.1	44,416	79.3
Disturbance call	17,048	100.0	711	4.2	419	2.5	1,858	10.9	14,060	82.5
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect	710	100.0	37	5.2	27	3.8	127	17.9	519	73.1
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect	469	100.0	79	16.8	9	1.9	111	23.7	270	57.6
Attempting other arrest	9,592	100.0	257	2.7	145	1.5	1,224	12.8	7,966	83.0
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	488	100.0	6	1.2	6	1.2	69	14.1	407	83.4
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner	7,192	100.0	31	0.4	22	0.3	802	11.2	6,337	88.1
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance	5,547	100.0	271	4.9	130	2.3	862	15.5	4,284	77.2
Ambush situation	245	100.0	80	32.7	6	2.4	52	21.2	107	43.7
Handling person with mental illness	2,215	100.0	80	3.6	81	3.7	260	11.7	1,794	81.0
Traffic pursuit/stop	4,687	100.0	267	5.7	41	0.9	1,817	38.8	2,562	54.7
All other	7,841	100.0	322	4.1	151	1.9	1,258	16.0	6,110	77.9

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