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Section II: law enforcement officers assaulted
Methodology
Section II contains data pertaining to assaults on sworn city, county, and state law enforcement officers. The information is collected monthly from UCR Program participants who collect and submit data either through their state UCR Programs or directly to the FBI (non-Program states).
Law enforcement agencies report the number of assaults resulting in serious injury or instances in which a weapon was used that could have caused serious injury or death. Agencies record other assaults only if they involved more than verbal abuse or minor resistance to an arrest.
The UCR Program publishes in Section II data reported by those law enforcement agencies that contributed 12 months of officer assault data and the number of officers they employed for the reporting year. In 2002, 9,987 law enforcement agencies providing services to over 216 million inhabitants or 75.0 percent of the Nation's total population met that criteria. Table 2.1 presents by population groups the number of reporting agencies, the population covered, and the number of officers employed by each of those agencies. Additionally, Tables 55, 57, and 61 present data by population groups.
Overview
In 2002, the 9,987 law enforcement agencies contributing publishable data reported that 58,066 law enforcement officers were assaulted in the line of duty. The rate of 12.0 assaults per 100 officers employed in 2002 was 1.6 percent lower than the 2001 rate of 12.2, and 10.4 percent below the 13.4 rate recorded in 1998. The 2002 rate was 18.9 percent lower than the 1993 rate of 14.8 assaults per 100 officers employed. (Based on Tables 54 and 59.)
By region, the rate of law enforcement officers assaulted was the highest in the South, the most populous region, which had 13.9 assaults for every 100 officers employed. Law enforcement agencies in the West had a rate of 10.9 assaults per 100 officers; agencies in the Midwest, a rate of 10.8 assaults; and those in the Northeast, a rate of 10.2 assaults per 100 officers. (See Table 54.)
By population group, the highest rate of assaults on law enforcement officers, 17.5 per 100 officers, occurred in cities with populations of 100,000 to 249,999 inhabitants. Among the Nation's cities, those with under 10,000 inhabitants had the lowest rate, 7.2 assaults per 100 officers. Law enforcement officers in suburban counties experienced an assault rate of 10.3 and agencies in rural counties had a rate of 5.9 assaults per 100 officers. (See Table 55.)
Injuries
Over 28 percent (28.4) of all law enforcement officers assaulted in 2002 suffered personal injury. Among the Nation's four regions, law enforcement agencies in the Northeast experienced the highest percentage of officer assaults resulting in injury (33.0 percent of the 7,564 officers assaulted). Agencies in the Midwest had 29.8 percent of the 8,930 officer assaults result in injury. Of the 28,321 officers assaulted in the South, 27.7 percent of the officers were injured. In the West, 13,251 officers were assaulted, and 26.3 percent of those officers were injured. (Based on Table 54.)
Among the Nation's cities, law enforcement agencies in cities with populations of less than 10,000 inhabit-ants had the highest percentage of officers injured among those that were assaulted within their jurisdictions at 32.2 percent. Agencies in cities with populations of 250,000 and over had the lowest percentage at 25.4 percent. Agencies representing suburban counties had 28.9 percent of officers assaulted result in injuries, and rural counties had 29.6 percent of assaults on officers result in injuries. (Based on Table 55.)
Times
Most assaults (14.9 percent) on law enforcement officers in 2002 occurred during the hours of midnight and 2 a.m. Similarly, over the last 10 years (1993-2002), the majority (15.9 percent) of assaults on law enforcement officers occurred within the same time frame. (Based on Table 56.)
Clearances
Of the total number of assaults on law enforcement officers in 2002, 89.6 per-cent were cleared by arrest or exceptional means. By circumstance, the greatest number of clearances for assaults on law enforcement officers, 92.4 percent, was for disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar fights, person with firearm, etc.). The circumstance with the lowest percentage of clearances, 72.9 percent, was for officers assaulted in ambush situations. (See Table 57.)
Circumstances
In 2002, the majority (31.1 percent) of officers assaulted were responding to disturbance calls, which include family quarrels, bar fights, person with firearm, etc. Over 13 percent (13.4) of the officers were assaulted while maintaining custody of prisoners, 11.0 percent were assaulted during traffic pursuits or stops, and 9.8 percent were investigating suspicious persons or circumstances. Over 16 percent (16.3) of the officers assaulted were attempting other types of arrests. Officers assaulted by mentally deranged assailants and those investigating bur-glary, robbery, or civil disorder incidents accounted for 5.1 percent of officers assaulted. The smallest percentage of assaults on law enforcement officers--0.3--were ambush situations. Officers performing all other duties comprised 12.9 percent of the assaults. (See Table 58.)
Types of Assignment
Of those officers assaulted in 2002, 80.6 percent were assigned to vehicle patrols (63.1 percent were assigned to 1-officer patrols, and 17.5 percent were assigned to 2-officer patrols). Of the total number of officers assaulted, 5.6 percent were on detective or special assignment, and 13.8 percent were performing other duties. Fellow officers were at the scene assisting 70.3 percent of the assaulted officers. (Based on Table 58.)
Weapons
Nearly 81 percent (80.6) of assaults on law enforcement officers in 2002 were committed with personal weapons such as hands, fists, feet, etc. Of those officers assaulted with personal weapons, 29.8 percent suffered injuries. Assaults with firearms accounted for 3.3 percent of all assaults on law enforcement officers. When offenders used firearms, 12.2 percent of the officers assaulted suffered injuries. Knives and cutting instruments were used in 1.8 percent of assaults and resulted in injuries to officers in 17.1 percent of these cases. Other dangerous weapons, which were used in 14.3 percent of all assaults on officers, resulted in personal injuries to 25.7 per-cent of those officers. (See Tables 59.)
Table 2.1
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Population Covered and Number of Reporting Agencies
by Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency, 2002
Number of Number of
reporting Population officers
Population group agencies covered employed
Total 9,987 216,342,701 482,762
Group I (cities 250,000 and over) 63 39,787,874 95,337
Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999) 142 21,673,985 40,118
Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999) 329 22,761,452 39,956
Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999) 594 20,805,665 37,791
Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999) 1,330 21,010,862 41,186
Group VI (cities under 10,000) (1) 5,244 17,556,356 59,675
Suburban counties (1) 668 50,088,923 128,219
Rural counties (1) 1,617 22,657,584 40,480
(1) Includes universities and colleges, state police agencies,
and/or other agencies to which no population is attributed.
Table 54
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Region and Geographic Division, 2002
Rate per Assaults Rate per
100 with 100
Area Total (1) officers injury officers
Total 58,066 12.0 16,494 3.4
NORTHEAST 7,564 10.2 2,498 3.4
New England 1,754 10.9 596 3.7
Middle Atlantic 5,810 10.1 1,902 3.3
MIDWEST 8,930 10.8 2,658 3.2
East North Central 4,167 8.5 1,515 3.1
West North Central 4,763 13.9 1,143 3.3
SOUTH 28,321 13.9 7,850 3.8
South Atlantic 17,114 16.1 4,369 4.1
East South Central 3,123 10.8 992 3.4
West South Central 8,084 11.7 2,489 3.6
WEST 13,251 10.9 3,488 2.9
Mountain 4,537 13.6 993 3.0
Pacific 8,714 9.9 2,495 2.8
Number of Number of
reporting officers
Area agencies Population employed
Total 9,987 216,342,701 482762
NORTHEAST 1,790 29,544,738 73853
New England 424 7,226,097 16111
Middle Atlantic 1,366 22,318,641 57742
MIDWEST 2,798 41,763,937 82934
East North Central 1,266 24,138,342 48751
West North Central 1,532 17,625,595 34183
SOUTH 3,945 88,095,750 204172
South Atlantic 1,590 44,693,378 106009
East South Central 775 12,291,204 28939
West South Central 1,580 31,111,168 69224
WEST 1,454 56,938,276 121803
Mountain 642 16,552,694 33430
Pacific 812 40,385,582 88373
(1) Regional and divisional totals do not include data for Illinois,
Montana, Vermont, and West Virginia, which were not available for
inclusion in this table.
Table 55
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency, 2002
Rate per Assaults Rate per
100 with 100
Population group Total officers injury officers
Total 58,066 12.0 16,494 3.4
Group I 16,111 16.9 4,092 4.3
(cities 250,000 and over)
Group II 7,040 17.5 2,230 5.6
(cities 100,000 - 249,999)
Group III 6,279 15.7 1,676 4.2
(cities 50,000 - 99,999)
Group IV 4,502 11.9 1,371 3.6
(cities 25,000 - 49,999)
Group V 4,204 10.2 1,207 2.9
(cities 10,000 - 24,999)
Group VI 4,325 7.2 1,391 2.3
(cities under 10,000)
Suburban counties 13,214 10.3 3,819 3.0
Rural counties 2,391 5.9 708 1.7
Table 56
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Time of Day, Percent Distribution, 1993-2002
Time Total 1993 1994 1995
Total 574,990 62,933 64,967 57,762
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
distribution (1)
A.M.
12:01 - 2 88,501 10,170 10,164 9,008
15.9 16.2 15.6 15.6
2:01 - 4 56,815 6,756 6,488 5,672
10.2 10.7 10.0 9.8
4:01 - 6 21,896 2,489 2,577 2,194
3.9 4.0 4.0 3.8
6:01 - 8 13,339 1,294 1,475 1,241
2.2 2.1 2.3 2.1
8:01 - 10 20,960 1,951 2,191 1,899
3.4 3.1 3.4 3.3
10:01 - Noon 27,316 2,700 2,990 2,682
4.5 4.3 4.6 4.6
P.M.
12:01 - 2 31,850 3,239 3,435 3,127
5.2 5.1 5.3 5.4
2:01 - 4 39,894 4,192 4,252 3,686
6.6 6.7 6.5 6.7
4:01 - 6 51,233 5,311 5,741 5,097
8.8 8.4 8.8 8.8
6:01 - 8 61,330 6,609 6,832 6,139
10.5 10.5 10.5 10.6
8:01 - 10 76,706 8,354 8,636 7,780
13.5 13.3 13.3 13.5
10:01 - Midnight 85,160 9,868 10,186 9,055
15.4 15.7 15.7 15.7
Time 1996 1997 1998 1999
Total 46,608 52,149 60,673 55,971
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
distribution (1)
A.M.
12:01 - 2 7,251 7,971 8,986 8,426
15.6 15.3 14.8 15.1
2:01 - 4 4,582 5,013 5,858 5,371
9.8 9.6 9.7 9.6
4:01 - 6 1,750 1,894 2,240 2,020
3.8 3.6 3.7 3.6
6:01 - 8 915 1,072 1,505 1,331
2.0 2.1 2.5 2.4
8:01 - 10 1,601 1,846 2,355 2,060
3.4 3.5 3.9 3.7
10:01 - Noon 2,008 2,333 3,021 2,675
4.3 4.5 5.0 4.8
P.M.
12:01 - 2 2,546 2,772 3,246 3,006
5.5 5.3 5.3 5.4
2:01 - 4 3,281 3,659 4,225 4,053
7.0 7.0 7.0 7.2
4:01 - 6 4,143 4,719 5,505 5,152
8.9 9.0 9.1 9.2
6:01 - 8 5,082 5,727 6,553 6,012
10.9 11.0 10.8 10.7
8:01 - 10 6,319 7,108 8,125 7,697
13.6 13.6 13.4 13.8
10:01 - Midnight 7,130 8,035 9,054 8,168
15.3 15.4 14.9 14.6
Time 2000 2001 2002
Total 58,398 57,463 58,066
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0
distribution (1)
A.M.
12:01 - 2 8,960 8,924 8,641
15.3 15.5 14.9
2:01 - 4 5,708 5,771 5,596
9.8 10.0 9.6
4:01 - 6 2,254 2,224 2,254
3.9 3.9 3.9
6:01 - 8 1,427 1,514 1,565
2.4 2.6 2.7
8:01 - 10 2,311 2,304 2,442
4.0 4.0 4.2
10:01 - Noon 2,920 2,905 3,082
5.0 5.1 5.3
P.M.
12:01 - 2 3,641 3,349 3,489
6.2 5.8 6.0
2:01 - 4 3,929 4,168 4,267
6.7 7.3 7.3
4:01 - 6 5,298 5,039 5,218
9.1 8.8 9.0
6:01 - 8 6,198 6,087 6,091
10.6 10.6 10.5
8:01 - 10 7,675 7,577 7,435
13.1 13.2 12.8
10:01 - Midnight 8,077 7,601 7,986
13.8 13.2 13.8
(1) Due to rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
Table 57
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Circumstance at Scene of Incident and Percent Cleared (1)
by Population Group, 2002
Group Group
Circumstance Total I II
Total 58,066 16,111 7,040
Percent cleared 89.6 91.3 88.2
Disturbance calls
(family quarrels, bar fights,
person with firearm, etc.) 18,063 4,834 2,342
Percent cleared 92.4 93.9 90.2
Burglaries in progress/
pursuing burglary suspects 820 235 104
Percent cleared 88.2 91.1 98.1
Robberies in progress/
pursuing robbery suspects 505 188 47
Percent cleared 88.7 88.3 95.7
Attempting other arrests 9,464 2,598 1,296
Percent cleared 90.3 93.0 83.7
Civil disorders
(mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 656 112 98
Percent cleared 88.3 91.1 83.7
Handling, transporting,
custody of prisoners 7,759 2,009 609
Percent cleared 89.0 95.3 90.0
Investigating suspicious persons/
circumstances 5,702 2,086 759
Percent cleared 88.2 87.9 88.1
Ambush situations 199 77 17
Percent cleared 72.9 64.9 88.2
Mentally deranged assailants 982 289 131
Percent cleared 81.8 74.0 88.5
Traffic pursuits/stops 6,412 1,854 780
Percent cleared 88.0 89.3 86.4
All other 7,504 1,829 857
Percent cleared 86.7 87.8 88.7
Group Group Group
Circumstance III IV V
Total 6,279 4,502 4,204
Percent cleared 90.4 90.9 87.7
Disturbance calls
(family quarrels, bar fights,
person with firearm, etc.) 2,221 1,619 1,512
Percent cleared 91.5 93.1 89.7
Burglaries in progress/
pursuing burglary suspects 91 61 76
Percent cleared 85.7 80.3 84.2
Robberies in progress/
pursuing robbery suspects 71 25 29
Percent cleared 90.1 84.0 79.3
Attempting other arrests 1,064 837 719
Percent cleared 89.7 93.2 87.6
Civil disorders
(mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 81 64 52
Percent cleared 88.9 95.3 80.8
Handling, transporting,
custody of prisoners 611 486 497
Percent cleared 93.6 93.8 91.3
Investigating suspicious persons/
circumstances 703 382 372
Percent cleared 91.0 85.3 87.1
Ambush situations 23 9 13
Percent cleared 87.0 66.7 69.2
Mentally deranged assailants 111 74 66
Percent cleared 81.1 89.2 86.4
Traffic pursuits/stops 644 454 435
Percent cleared 88.7 88.1 85.5
All other 659 491 433
Percent cleared 88.6 85.1 81.8
Group Suburban Rural
Circumstance VI counties counties
Total 4,325 13,214 2,391
Percent cleared 86.5 89.3 87.7
Disturbance calls
(family quarrels, bar fights,
person with firearm, etc.) 1,390 3,456 689
Percent cleared 88.9 94.1 93.6
Burglaries in progress/
pursuing burglary suspects 67 172 14
Percent cleared 71.6 90.7 85.7
Robberies in progress/
pursuing robbery suspects 20 116 9
Percent cleared 80.0 91.4 77.8
Attempting other arrests 775 1,789 386
Percent cleared 88.4 91.9 90.9
Civil disorders
(mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 71 146 32
Percent cleared 80.3 90.4 96.9
Handling, transporting,
custody of prisoners 449 2,699 399
Percent cleared 89.8 81.4 90.5
Investigating suspicious persons/
circumstances 378 873 149
Percent cleared 82.8 91.0 88.6
Ambush situations 18 29 13
Percent cleared 72.2 79.3 69.2
Mentally deranged assailants 96 183 32
Percent cleared 85.4 82.5 84.4
Traffic pursuits/stops 543 1,326 376
Percent cleared 85.8 88.5 87.2
All other 518 2,425 292
Percent cleared 81.7 89.4 66.8
(1) Offenses reported to the national UCR Program can be cleared
either by arrest or exceptional means (when elements beyond law
enforcement's control prevent the agency from placing formal
charges against the offender).
Table 58
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment,
Percent Distribution 2002
2-Officer
Circumstance Total vehicle
Total 58,066 10,142
Percent of total assignments (1) 100.0 100.0
Disturbance calls
(family quarrels, bar fights,
person with firearm, etc.) 18,063 3,468
Percent of total assignments 31.1 34.2
Burglaries in progress/
pursuing burglary suspects 820 141
Percent of total assignments 1.4 1.4
Robberies in progress/
pursuing robbery suspects 505 127
Percent of total assignments 0.9 1.3
Attempting other arrests 9,464 1,687
Percent of total assignments 16.3 16.6
Civil disorders
(mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 656 90
Percent of total assignments 1.1 0.9
Handling, transporting,
custody of prisoners 7,759 810
Percent of total assignments 13.4 8.0
Investigating suspicious persons/
circumstances 5,702 1,397
Percent of total assignments 9.8 13.8
Ambush situations 199 43
Percent of total assignments 0.3 0.4
Mentally deranged assailants 982 180
Percent of total assignments 1.7 1.8
Traffic pursuits/stops 6,412 1,216
Percent of total assignments 11.0 12.0
All other 7,504 983
Percent of total assignments 12.9 9.7
1-Officer vehicle
Circumstance Alone Assisted
Total 13,645 22,998
Percent of total assignments (1) 100.0 100.0
Disturbance calls
(family quarrels, bar fights,
person with firearm, etc.) 4,005 8,851
Percent of total assignments 29.4 38.5
Burglaries in progress/
pursuing burglary suspects 167 406
Percent of total assignments 1.2 1.8
Robberies in progress/
pursuing robbery suspects 103 181
Percent of total assignments 0.8 0.8
Attempting other arrests 2,171 3,809
Percent of total assignments 15.9 16.6
Civil disorders
(mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 122 238
Percent of total assignments 0.9 1.0
Handling, transporting,
custody of prisoners 1,311 2,197
Percent of total assignments 9.6 9.6
Investigating suspicious persons/
circumstances 1,442 1,833
Percent of total assignments 10.6 8.0
Ambush situations 63 25
Percent of total assignments 0.5 0.1
Mentally deranged assailants 180 485
Percent of total assignments 1.3 2.1
Traffic pursuits/stops 1,985 2,711
Percent of total assignments 14.5 11.8
All other 2,096 2,262
Percent of total assignments 15.4 9.8
Detective/
Special assignment
Circumstance Alone Assisted
Total 1,142 2,113
Percent of total assignments (1) 100.0 100.0
Disturbance calls
(family quarrels, bar fights,
person with firearm, etc.) 197 285
Percent of total assignments 17.3 13.5
Burglaries in progress/
pursuing burglary suspects 25 16
Percent of total assignments 2.2 0.8
Robberies in progress/
pursuing robbery suspects 16 27
Percent of total assignments 1.4 1.3
Attempting other arrests 211 578
Percent of total assignments 18.5 27.4
Civil disorders
(mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 21 41
Percent of total assignments 1.8 1.9
Handling, transporting,
custody of prisoners 173 275
Percent of total assignments 15.1 13.0
Investigating suspicious persons/
circumstances 134 346
Percent of total assignments 11.7 16.4
Ambush situations 4 12
Percent of total assignments 0.4 0.6
Mentally deranged assailants 15 29
Percent of total assignments 1.3 1.4
Traffic pursuits/stops 97 140
Percent of total assignments 8.5 6.6
All other 249 364
Percent of total assignments 21.8 17.2
Other
Circumstance Alone Assisted
Total 2,453 5,573
Percent of total assignments (1) 100.0 100.0
Disturbance calls
(family quarrels, bar fights,
person with firearm, etc.) 349 908
Percent of total assignments 14.2 16.3
Burglaries in progress/
pursuing burglary suspects 21 44
Percent of total assignments 0.9 0.8
Robberies in progress/
pursuing robbery suspects 25 26
Percent of total assignments 1.0 0.5
Attempting other arrests 323 685
Percent of total assignments 13.2 12.3
Civil disorders
(mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 29 115
Percent of total assignments 1.2 2.1
Handling, transporting,
custody of prisoners 719 2,274
Percent of total assignments 29.3 40.8
Investigating suspicious persons/
circumstances 205 345
Percent of total assignments 8.4 6.2
Ambush situations 18 34
Percent of total assignments 0.7 0.6
Mentally deranged assailants 27 66
Percent of total assignments 1.1 1.2
Traffic pursuits/stops 73 190
Percent of total assignments 3.0 3.4
All other 664 886
Percent of total assignments 27.1 15.9
(1) Due to rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
Table 59
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Number of Assaults and Percent Injured by Type of Weapon, 1993-2002
Knife or Other
cutting dangerous
Total (1) Firearm instrument weapon
1993 Total assaults 62,933 3,880 1,486 7,155
Percent injured 36.3 27.7 31.6 36.2
1994 Total assaults 64,967 3,174 1,510 7,197
Percent injured 35.8 26.6 29.3 36.7
1995 Total assaults 57,762 2,354 1,356 6,414
Percent injured 30.1 19.3 23.9 31.1
1996 Total assaults 46,608 1,878 871 5,069
Percent injured 32.1 24.8 30.7 39.4
1997 Total assaults 52,149 2,110 971 5,800
Percent injured 30.4 23.1 25.4 32.1
1998 Total assaults 60,673 2,126 1,098 7,415
Percent injured 30.7 20.7 23.7 30.2
1999 Total assaults 55,971 1,772 999 7,560
Percent injured 28.0 11.9 17.5 27.1
2000 Total assaults 58,398 1,749 1,015 8,132
Percent injured 28.1 11.4 15.2 26.9
2001 Total assaults 57,463 1,841 1,168 8,233
Percent injured 28.3 10.3 15.3 26.1
2002 Total assaults 58,066 1,889 1,056 8,326
Percent injured 28.4 12.2 17.1 25.7
Number of Number of
Personal reporting Population officers
weapons agencies covered employed
1993 Total assaults 50,412 8,814 197,550,998 424,054
Percent injured 37.1
1994 Total assaults 53,086 10,246 215,500,906 469,426
Percent injured 36.4
1995 Total assaults 47,638 8,503 191,759,197 428,379
Percent injured 30.7
1996 Total assaults 38,790 7,803 165,263,526 371,964
Percent injured 31.5
1997 Total assaults 43,268 8,120 184,824,864 411,015
Percent injured 30.6
1998 Total assaults 50,034 8,153 193,098,427 452,361
Percent injured 31.3
1999 Total assaults 45,640 9,832 207,124,112 462,782
Percent injured 29.0
2000 Total assaults 47,502 8,940 204,598,589 452,531
Percent injured 29.2
2001 Total assaults 46,221 9,773 213,645,308 471,096
Percent injured 29.7
2002 Total assaults 46,795 9,987 216,342,701 482,762
Percent injured 29.8
(1) Assault figures published in prior years' editions of Law
Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted have been updated in this
table.
Table 60
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Region, Geographic Division, and State by Type of Weapon, 2002
Knife or
cutting
Area Total Firearm instrument
Total 58,066 1,889 1,056
Percent distribution 100.0 3.3 1.8
NORTHEAST 7,564 212 108
New England 1,754 24 31
Connecticut 507 6 8
Maine 259 2 3
Massachusetts 337 4 12
New Hampshire 219 1 2
Rhode Island 432 11 6
Vermont (1)
Middle Atlantic 5,810 188 77
New Jersey 2,999 39 44
New York 443 3 7
Pennsylvania 2,368 146 26
MIDWEST 8,930 230 181
East North Central 4,167 113 70
Illinois (1)
Indiana 1,214 33 13
Michigan 1,504 58 44
Ohio 874 11 6
Wisconsin 575 11 7
West North Central 4,763 117 111
Iowa 561 11 23
Kansas 1,245 21 22
Minnesota 81 3 5
Missouri 2,592 77 52
Nebraska 180 5 5
North Dakota 68 0 0
South Dakota 36 0 4
SOUTH 28,321 965 514
South Atlantic 17,114 466 283
Delaware 419 6 5
District of Columbia (2) 17 0 1
Florida 8,628 192 151
Georgia 1,068 66 22
Maryland 3,096 59 44
North Carolina 2,092 83 29
South Carolina 490 27 8
Virginia 1,304 33 23
West Virginia (1)
East South Central 3,123 172 89
Alabama 370 13 11
Kentucky 327 14 11
Mississippi 290 13 4
Tennessee 2,136 132 63
West South Central 8,084 327 142
Arkansas 295 20 11
Louisiana 1,884 31 13
Oklahoma 843 44 14
Texas 5,062 232 104
WEST 13,251 482 253
Mountain 4,537 204 102
Arizona 2,164 112 51
Colorado 845 35 23
Idaho 191 6 6
Montana (1)
Nevada 452 15 4
New Mexico 571 27 15
Utah 240 8 2
Wyoming 74 1 1
Pacific 8,714 278 151
Alaska 115 7 6
California 6,893 230 115
Hawaii 223 8 7
Oregon 354 4 6
Washington 1,129 29 17
Other Number of
dangerous Personal reporting
Area weapon weapons agencies
Total 8,326 46,795 9,987
Percent distribution 14.3 80.6
NORTHEAST 1,090 6,154 1,790
New England 316 1,383 424
Connecticut 75 418 96
Maine 23 231 132
Massachusetts 38 283 47
New Hampshire 56 160 106
Rhode Island 124 291 43
Vermont (1)
Middle Atlantic 774 4,771 1,366
New Jersey 460 2,456 480
New York 35 398 251
Pennsylvania 279 1,917 635
MIDWEST 960 7,559 2,798
East North Central 417 3,567 1,266
Illinois (1)
Indiana 68 1,100 169
Michigan 218 1,184 575
Ohio 87 770 231
Wisconsin 44 513 291
West North Central 543 3,992 1,532
Iowa 96 431 229
Kansas 93 1,109 298
Minnesota 9 64 283
Missouri 311 2,152 504
Nebraska 27 143 137
North Dakota 5 63 67
South Dakota 2 30 14
SOUTH 4,436 22,406 3,945
South Atlantic 2,790 13,575 1,590
Delaware 90 318 50
District of Columbia (2) 4 12 2
Florida 1,441 6,844 396
Georgia 133 847 325
Maryland 416 2,577 118
North Carolina 244 1,736 338
South Carolina 72 383 100
Virginia 390 858 261
West Virginia (1)
East South Central 712 2,150 775
Alabama 54 292 224
Kentucky 37 265 17
Mississippi 48 225 99
Tennessee 573 1,368 435
West South Central 934 6,681 1,580
Arkansas 70 194 174
Louisiana 88 1,752 154
Oklahoma 132 653 301
Texas 644 4,082 951
WEST 1,840 10,676 1,454
Mountain 692 3,539 642
Arizona 318 1,683 84
Colorado 147 640 177
Idaho 31 148 113
Montana (1)
Nevada 48 385 29
New Mexico 125 404 66
Utah 16 214 111
Wyoming 7 65 62
Pacific 1,148 7,137 812
Alaska 19 83 30
California 936 5,612 456
Hawaii 26 182 3
Oregon 40 304 98
Washington 127 956 225
Number of
Population officers
Area covered employed
Total 216,342,701 482,762
Percent distribution
NORTHEAST 29,544,738 73,853
New England 7,226,097 16,111
Connecticut 2,871,712 6,540
Maine 1,291,128 1,861
Massachusetts 1,223,374 3,852
New Hampshire 776,326 1,373
Rhode Island 1,063,557 2,485
Vermont (1)
Middle Atlantic 22,318,641 57,742
New Jersey 8,315,740 21,581
New York 6,075,367 17,869
Pennsylvania 7,927,534 18,292
MIDWEST 41,763,937 82,934
East North Central 24,138,342 48,751
Illinois (1)
Indiana 4,639,092 7,746
Michigan 9,856,504 20,793
Ohio 5,130,275 9,779
Wisconsin 4,512,471 10,433
West North Central 17,625,595 34,183
Iowa 2,914,512 4,429
Kansas 2,576,967 6,514
Minnesota 4,176,303 6,697
Missouri 5,497,696 11,948
Nebraska 1,604,508 3,227
North Dakota 568,709 925
South Dakota 286,900 443
SOUTH 88,095,750 204,172
South Atlantic 44,693,378 106,009
Delaware 806,717 2,205
District of Columbia (2) 0 368
Florida 16,186,485 39,127
Georgia 6,657,492 16,530
Maryland 4,503,859 11,755
North Carolina 7,167,448 16,650
South Carolina 2,136,892 4,845
Virginia 7,234,485 14,529
West Virginia (1)
East South Central 12,291,204 28,939
Alabama 3,586,846 7,787
Kentucky 1,289,107 2,418
Mississippi 1,629,539 3,562
Tennessee 5,785,712 15,172
West South Central 31,111,168 69,224
Arkansas 2,423,110 4,706
Louisiana 3,607,093 13,739
Oklahoma 3,493,714 6,305
Texas 21,587,251 44,474
WEST 56,938,276 121,803
Mountain 16,552,694 33,430
Arizona 5,143,638 10,451
Colorado 4,132,248 9,378
Idaho 1,309,851 2,355
Montana (1)
Nevada 1,787,535 3,255
New Mexico 1,398,142 2,797
Utah 2,293,988 4,144
Wyoming 487,292 1,050
Pacific 40,385,582 88,373
Alaska 598,264 1,058
California 30,390,046 72,948
Hawaii 1,092,127 2,414
Oregon 2,396,207 3,423
Washington 5,908,938 8,530
(1) Data for Illinois, Montana, Vermont, and West Virginia were not
available for inclusion in this table.
(2) The figure represents the number of assaults on officers reported
by the Metro Police and the National Zoological Park.
Table 61
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency by Type of Weapon, 2002
Knife or
cutting
Population group Total Firearm instrument
Total 58,066 1,889 1,056
Percent distribution 100.0 3.3 1.8
Group I (cities 250,000 and over) 16,111 748 262
Group II (cities 100,000-249,999) 7,040 177 129
Group III (cities 50,000-99,999) 6,279 140 110
Group IV (cities 25,000-49,999) 4,502 119 114
Group V (cities 10,000-24,999) 4,204 114 76
Group VI (cities under 10,000) 4,325 121 101
Suburban counties 13,214 362 205
Rural counties 2,391 108 59
Other
dangerous Personal
Population group weapon weapons
Total 8,326 46,795
Percent distribution 14.3 80.6
Group I (cities 250,000 and over) 2,210 12,891
Group II (cities 100,000-249,999) 1,100 5,634
Group III (cities 50,000-99,999) 870 5,159
Group IV (cities 25,000-49,999) 663 3,606
Group V (cities 10,000-24,999) 627 3,387
Group VI (cities under 10,000) 590 3,513
Suburban counties 1,829 10,818
Rural counties 437 1,787
Table 62
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, Percent
Distribution, (1) 2002
Knife or
cutting
Circumstance Total Firearm instrument
Total 58,066 1,889 1,056
Percent distribution 100.0 3.3 1.8
Disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar
fights, person with firearm, etc.) 18,063 554 486
Percent distribution 100.0 3.1 2.7
Burglaries in progress/
pursuing burglary suspects 820 33 14
Percent distribution 100.0 4.0 1.7
Robberies in progress/
pursuing robbery suspects 505 111 11
Percent distribution 100.0 22.0 2.2
Attempting other arrests 9,464 207 117
Percent distribution 100.0 2.2 1.2
Civil disorders (mass
disobedience, riot, etc.) 656 10 2
Percent distribution 100.0 1.5 0.3
Handling, transporting,
custody of prisoners 7,759 26 55
Percent distribution 100.0 0.3 0.7
Investigating suspicious
persons/circumstances 5,702 289 100
Percent distribution 100.0 5.1 1.8
Ambush situations 199 53 6
Percent distribution 100.0 26.6 3.0
Mentally deranged assailants 982 68 87
Percent distribution 100.0 6.9 8.9
Traffic pursuits/stops 6,412 271 50
Percent distribution 100.0 4.2 0.8
All other 7,504 267 128
Percent distribution 100.0 3.6 1.7
Other
dangerous Personal
Circumstance weapon weapons
Total 8,326 46,795
Percent distribution 14.3 80.6
Disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar
fights, person with firearm, etc.) 1,766 15,257
Percent distribution 9.8 84.5
Burglaries in progress/
pursuing burglary suspects 193 580
Percent distribution 23.5 70.7
Robberies in progress/
pursuing robbery suspects 100 283
Percent distribution 19.8 56.0
Attempting other arrests 1,109 8,031
Percent distribution 11.7 84.9
Civil disorders (mass
disobedience, riot, etc.) 90 554
Percent distribution 13.7 84.5
Handling, transporting,
custody of prisoners 616 7,062
Percent distribution 7.9 91.0
Investigating suspicious
persons/circumstances 911 4,402
Percent distribution 16.0 77.2
Ambush situations 42 98
Percent distribution 21.1 49.2
Mentally deranged assailants 127 700
Percent distribution 12.9 71.3
Traffic pursuits/stops 2,222 3,869
Percent distribution 34.7 60.3
All other 1,150 5,959
Percent distribution 15.3 79.4
(1) Due to rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
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