Table 119
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms, Knives, or Other Cutting Instruments
Officer Assaulted and Injured with Firearm, Type of Firearm, 2010–2019
| Type of firearm | Size of ammunition | Total | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victim officers assaulted and injured with firearms | Total | 774 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 99 | 71 | 76 | 103 | 78 | 56 | 64 |
| Handgun | Total | 530 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 72 | 53 | 50 | 64 | 46 | 40 | 43 |
| .17-caliber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .22-caliber | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .223-caliber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .25-caliber | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .32-caliber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| .357-caliber | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| .357 Magnum | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| .38-caliber | 52 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| .380-caliber | 28 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| .40-caliber | 91 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
| .40-60-caliber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| .41-caliber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| .410-gauge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .44-caliber | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .44 Magnum | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .45-caliber | 75 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| 9 millimeter | 171 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 13 | |
| 10 millimeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Not reported | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Rifle | Total | 148 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 16 |
| .22-caliber | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .22 Magnum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .223-caliber | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| .30-06-caliber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .30-30-caliber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .308-caliber | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .40-caliber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .45-caliber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5.45x39 millimeter | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5.56x45 millimeter | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6.5 millimeter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7 millimeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7.62 millimeter | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7.62x39 millimeter | 48 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
| 7.62x51 millimeter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7.62x54 millimeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 millimeter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Unknown | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Not reported | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Shotgun | Total | 58 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 12-gauge | 39 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 20-gauge | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| .410-gauge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Not reported | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Multiple firearms1 | Total | 32 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Unknown | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not reported | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
- 1Beginning in 2011, a new option was added: "Multiple firearms."
- 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.
