Table 74

Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Extent of Injury by Type of Weapon, 2002-2006

Year Extent of injury Total Firearm Knife or other cutting instrument Bomb Blunt instrument Personal weapons Vehicle Threat Other
Number of victim officers Total 4,647 407 44 36 74 1,670 373 552 1,491
2002 Total 374 34 16 0 23 173 47 65 16
Killed 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Injured 132 1 5 0 10 103 8 0 5
Not injured 241 32 11 0 13 70 39 65 11
20031, 2 Total 437 34 7 34 13 145 43 64 97
Killed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Injured 73 1 0 0 2 49 11 0 10
Not injured 364 33 7 34 11 96 32 64 87
2004 Total 681 69 9 2 5 263 67 134 132
Killed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Injured 143 7 0 0 0 99 19 0 18
Not injured 538 62 9 2 5 164 48 134 114
20053 Total 1,882 161 8 0 16 605 120 289 683
Killed 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Injured 309 16 1 0 6 229 31 0 26
Not injured 1,572 144 7 0 10 376 89 289 657
20064 Total 1,273 109 4 0 17 484 96  563
Killed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Injured 212 7 2 0 6 130 26  41
Not injured 1,061 102 2 0 11 354 70  522

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