Table 67

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment and Percent Distribution,¹ 2006

Circumstance	Total	Percent distribution	2-Officer vehicle		1-Officer vehicle				Detective/special assignment				Other
			2-Officer vehicle		Alone		Assisted		Alone		Assisted		Alone		Assisted
			Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution
Number of victim officers	58,634	100.0	9,820	16.7	15,324	26.1	21,598	36.8	948	1.6	1,929	3.3	2,492	4.3	6,523	11.1
Disturbance calls	18,135	100.0	3,258	18.0	4,572	25.2	8,200	45.2	240	1.3	246	1.4	421	2.3	1,198	6.6
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects	844	100.0	150	17.8	240	28.4	364	43.1	8	0.9	26	3.1	19	2.3	37	4.4
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects	517	100.0	120	23.2	128	24.8	199	38.5	10	1.9	24	4.6	13	2.5	23	4.4
Attempting other arrests	9,233	100.0	1,478	16.0	2,406	26.1	3,462	37.5	170	1.8	553	6.0	289	3.1	875	9.5
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	669	100.0	112	16.7	138	20.6	250	37.4	22	3.3	40	6.0	23	3.4	84	12.6
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners	7,133	100.0	709	9.9	1,333	18.7	1,834	25.7	95	1.3	170	2.4	709	9.9	2,283	32.0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances	5,568	100.0	1,280	23.0	1,504	27.0	1,837	33.0	107	1.9	260	4.7	137	2.5	443	8.0
Ambush situations	179	100.0	43	24.0	49	27.4	30	16.8	10	5.6	8	4.5	17	9.5	22	12.3
Handling persons with mental illness	1,058	100.0	164	15.5	258	24.4	498	47.1	7	0.7	17	1.6	25	2.4	89	8.4
Traffic pursuits/stops	6,490	100.0	1,199	18.5	2,202	33.9	2,535	39.1	60	0.9	129	2.0	71	1.1	294	4.5
All other	8,808	100.0	1,307	14.8	2,494	28.3	2,389	27.1	219	2.5	456	5.2	768	8.7	1,175	13.3