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Table 105

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms, Knives, or Other Cutting Instruments

Age Group of Victim Officer by Race and Sex, 2010–2019

Age group Total Race Sex
White Black/
African
American 		American
Indian/
Alaska Native 		Asian/Native
Hawaiian/Other
Pacific Islander1 		Asian1 Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander1 		Race
not
reported 		Male Female Sex
not
reported
Number of victim officers 1,031 877 93 7 4 22 4 24 973 55 3
Under 25 42 37 4 0 0 0 0 1 39 3 0
25–30 218 196 13 2 0 6 0 1 204 14 0
31–35 219 194 14 2 2 5 0 2 211 9 0
36–40 178 148 22 0 2 6 0 0 174 7 0
41–45 139 117 18 1 0 2 1 0 129 9 0
46–50 113 94 13 1 0 2 3 0 105 5 0
51–55 50 42 6 1 0 0 0 1 45 5 0
56–60 21 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0
Over 60 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Unknown 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0
Not reported 36 17 1 0 0 1 0 17 30 3 3
  • 1Prior to 2011, the race categories "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander" were combined.
  • 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.