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Home LEOKA 2010 Tables Table 67

Table 67

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Time of Incident by Number of Assaults and Percent Distribution,1 2001–2010

Time Total Percent
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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Number of victim officers 586,674 100.0 57,463 100.0 59,526 100.0 58,600 100.0 59,692 100.0 57,820 100.0 59,396 100.0 61,257 100.0 61,087 100.0 58,364 100.0 53,469 100.0
Total A.M. hours 237,385 40.5 23,642 41.1 24,153 40.6 24,018 41.0 24,355 40.8 23,070 39.9 23,964 40.3 24,488 40.0 24,637 40.3 23,586 40.4 21,472 40.2
12:01 a.m.–2 a.m. 89,248 15.2 8,924 15.5 8,815 14.8 8,924 15.2 8,932 15.0 8,325 14.4 8,823 14.9 9,318 15.2 9,585 15.7 9,323 16.0 8,279 15.5
2:01 a.m.–4 a.m. 56,325 9.6 5,771 10.0 5,753 9.7 5,604 9.6 5,781 9.7 5,438 9.4 5,505 9.3 5,862 9.6 5,879 9.6 5,653 9.7 5,079 9.5
4:01 a.m.–6 a.m. 21,476 3.7 2,224 3.9 2,314 3.9 2,288 3.9 2,183 3.7 2,048 3.5 2,169 3.7 2,157 3.5 2,114 3.5 2,082 3.6 1,897 3.5
6:01 a.m.–8 a.m. 15,108 2.6 1,514 2.6 1,608 2.7 1,569 2.7 1,626 2.7 1,549 2.7 1,548 2.6 1,476 2.4 1,480 2.4 1,389 2.4 1,349 2.5
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m. 24,172 4.1 2,304 4.0 2,496 4.2 2,434 4.2 2,589 4.3 2,518 4.4 2,621 4.4 2,489 4.1 2,376 3.9 2,192 3.8 2,153 4.0
10:01 a.m.–Noon 31,056 5.3 2,905 5.1 3,167 5.3 3,199 5.5 3,244 5.4 3,192 5.5 3,298 5.6 3,186 5.2 3,203 5.2 2,947 5.0 2,715 5.1
Total P.M. hours 349,289 59.5 33,821 58.9 35,373 59.4 34,582 59.0 35,337 59.2 34,750 60.1 35,432 59.7 36,769 60.0 36,450 59.7 34,778 59.6 31,997 59.8
12:01 p.m.–2 p.m. 34,996 6.0 3,349 5.8 3,586 6.0 3,567 6.1 3,627 6.1 3,532 6.1 3,599 6.1 3,659 6.0 3,558 5.8 3,414 5.8 3,105 5.8
2:01 p.m.–4 p.m. 43,334 7.4 4,168 7.3 4,389 7.4 4,368 7.5 4,500 7.5 4,268 7.4 4,508 7.6 4,464 7.3 4,286 7.0 4,232 7.3 4,151 7.8
4:01 p.m.–6 p.m. 52,536 9.0 5,039 8.8 5,332 9.0 5,197 8.9 5,305 8.9 5,366 9.3 5,307 8.9 5,573 9.1 5,274 8.6 5,315 9.1 4,828 9.0
6:01 p.m.–8 p.m. 62,408 10.6 6,087 10.6 6,278 10.5 6,408 10.9 6,067 10.2 6,160 10.7 6,309 10.6 6,372 10.4 6,611 10.8 6,269 10.7 5,847 10.9
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m. 74,779 12.7 7,577 13.2 7,609 12.8 7,397 12.6 7,570 12.7 7,276 12.6 7,487 12.6 7,825 12.8 7,853 12.9 7,337 12.6 6,848 12.8
10:01 p.m.–Midnight 81,236 13.8 7,601 13.2 8,179 13.7 7,645 13.0 8,268 13.9 8,148 14.1 8,222 13.8 8,876 14.5 8,868 14.5 8,211 14.1 7,218 13.5
  • NOTE: Assault figures published in prior years' editions of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted have been updated for inclusion in this table.
  • 1Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.