Table 71

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

Circumstance	Total	Percent distribution	Firearm		Knife or other cutting instrument		Other dangerous weapon		Personal weapons
Circumstance	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution
Number of victim officers	58,634	100.0	2,278	3.9	1,047	1.8	8,512	14.5	46,797	79.8
Disturbance calls	18,135	100.0	815	4.5	492	2.7	1,734	9.6	15,094	83.2
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects	844	100.0	51	6.0	35	4.1	159	18.8	599	71.0
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects	517	100.0	91	17.6	12	2.3	110	21.3	304	58.8
Attempting other arrests	9,233	100.0	252	2.7	95	1.0	1,098	11.9	7,788	84.3
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	669	100.0	13	1.9	7	1.0	102	15.2	547	81.8
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners	7,133	100.0	45	0.6	35	0.5	541	7.6	6,512	91.3
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances	5,568	100.0	213	3.8	96	1.7	839	15.1	4,420	79.4
Ambush situations	179	100.0	63	35.2	5	2.8	28	15.6	83	46.4
Handling persons with mental illness	1,058	100.0	73	6.9	80	7.6	119	11.2	786	74.3
Traffic pursuits/stops	6,490	100.0	291	4.5	37	0.6	2,305	35.5	3,857	59.4
All other	8,808	100.0	371	4.2	153	1.7	1,477	16.8	6,807	77.3