Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Number of Assaults and Percent Injured by Type of Weapon, 1996-2005
| Total | Firearm | Knife or other cutting instrument | Other dangerous weapon | Personal weapons | Number of reporting agencies | Population covered | Number of officers employed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Total assaults | 46,608 | 1,878 | 871 | 5,069 | 38,790 | 7,803 | 165,263,526 | 371,964 |
| Percent injured | 32.1 | 24.8 | 30.7 | 39.4 | 31.5 | |||
| 1997 Total assaults | 52,149 | 2,110 | 971 | 5,800 | 43,268 | 8,120 | 184,824,864 | 411,015 |
| Percent injured | 30.4 | 23.1 | 25.4 | 32.1 | 30.6 | |||
| 1998 Total assaults | 60,673 | 2,126 | 1,098 | 7,415 | 50,034 | 8,153 | 193,098,427 | 452,361 |
| Percent injured | 30.7 | 20.7 | 23.7 | 30.2 | 31.3 | |||
| 1999 Total assaults | 55,971 | 1,772 | 999 | 7,560 | 45,640 | 9,832 | 207,124,112 | 462,782 |
| Percent injured | 28.0 | 11.9 | 17.5 | 27.1 | 29.0 | |||
| 2000 Total assaults | 58,398 | 1,749 | 1,015 | 8,132 | 47,502 | 8,940 | 204,598,589 | 452,531 |
| Percent injured | 28.1 | 11.4 | 15.2 | 26.9 | 29.2 | |||
| 2001 Total assaults | 57,463 | 1,841 | 1,168 | 8,233 | 46,221 | 9,773 | 213,645,308 | 471,096 |
| Percent injured | 28.3 | 10.3 | 15.3 | 26.1 | 29.7 | |||
| 2002 Total assaults | 59,526 | 1,927 | 1,061 | 8,526 | 48,012 | 10,164 | 219,424,713 | 491,009 |
| Percent injured | 28.2 | 11.4 | 15.1 | 25.7 | 29.7 | |||
| 2003 Total assaults | 58,600 | 1,879 | 1,084 | 8,180 | 47,457 | 10,539 | 225,769,768 | 501,738 |
| Percent injured | 28.2 | 10.7 | 13.4 | 25.4 | 29.7 | |||
| 2004 Total assaults | 59,692 | 2,114 | 1,123 | 8,645 | 47,810 | 10,589 | 226,273,199 | 501,462 |
| Percent injured | 27.8 | 9.0 | 12.8 | 25.6 | 29.4 | |||
| 2005 Total assaults | 57,546 | 2,145 | 1,059 | 8,314 | 46,028 | 10,032 | 221,015,834 | 485,048 |
| Percent injured | 27.4 | 9.1 | 13.4 | 24.6 | 29.1 |