Table 103
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms, Knives, or Other Cutting Instruments
Race, Ethnicity, and Sex of Victim Officer, 2010–2019
| Victim officer | Total | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victim officers | 1,031 | 104 | 110 | 105 | 126 | 106 | 102 | 119 | 103 | 81 | 75 | |
| Race | White | 877 | 86 | 97 | 87 | 107 | 89 | 84 | 107 | 88 | 69 | 63 |
| Black/African American | 93 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Asian1 | 22 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander1 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Not reported | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Ethnicity2 | Hispanic or Latino | 114 | — | 4 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 744 | — | 97 | 94 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 98 | 79 | 62 | 48 | |
| Not reported | 173 | 104 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | |
| Sex | Male | 973 | 101 | 104 | 99 | 118 | 101 | 100 | 113 | 96 | 72 | 69 |
| Female | 55 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
| Not reported | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
- 1Prior to 2011, the race categories "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander" were combined.
- 2Beginning in 2011, ethnicity was added to the data collection.
- 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.
