# Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2002/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 inhabitants 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 percent 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 burglary, 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 percent 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 ||||
| Population group | Number of reporting agencies | Population covered | Number of officers 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) | 5,244 | 17,556,356 | 59,675 |
| Suburban counties | 668 | 50,088,923 | 128,219 |
| Rural counties | 1,617 | 22,657,584 | 40,480 |
| ↑ 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 ||||||||
| Area | Total | Rate per 100 officers | Assaults with injury | Rate per 100 officers | Number of reporting agencies | Population covered | Number of officers employed |
| Total | 58,066 | 12.0 | 16,494 | 3.4 | 9,987 | 216,342,701 | 482,762 |
| NORTHEAST | 7,564 | 10.2 | 2,498 | 3.4 | 1,790 | 29,544,738 | 73,853 |
| New England | 1,754 | 10.9 | 596 | 3.7 | 424 | 7,226,097 | 16,111 |
| Middle Atlantic | 5,810 | 10.1 | 1,902 | 3.3 | 1,366 | 22,318,641 | 57,742 |
| MIDWEST | 8,930 | 10.8 | 2,658 | 3.2 | 2,798 | 41,763,937 | 82,934 |
| East North Central | 4,167 | 8.5 | 1,515 | 3.1 | 1,266 | 24,138,342 | 48,751 |
| West North Central | 4,763 | 13.9 | 1,143 | 3.3 | 1,532 | 17,625,595 | 34,183 |
| SOUTH | 28,321 | 13.9 | 7,850 | 3.8 | 3,945 | 88,095,750 | 204,172 |
| South Atlantic | 17,114 | 16.1 | 4,369 | 4.1 | 1,590 | 44,693,378 | 106,009 |
| East South Central | 3,213 | 10.8 | 992 | 3.4 | 775 | 12,291,204 | 28,939 |
| West South Central | 8,084 | 11.7 | 2,489 | 3.6 | 1,580 | 31,111,168 | 69,224 |
| WEST | 13,251 | 10.9 | 3,488 | 2.9 | 1,454 | 56,938,276 | 121,803 |
| Mountain | 4,537 | 13.6 | 993 | 3.0 | 642 | 16,552,694 | 33,430 |
| Pacifc | 8,714 | 9.9 | 2,495 | 2.8 | 812 | 40,385,582 | 88,373 |
| ↑ 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 |||||
| Population group | Total | Rate per 100 officers | Assaults with injury | Rate per 100 officers |
| Total | 58,066 | 12.0 | 16,494 | 3.4 |
| Group I (cities 250,000 and over) | 16,111 | 16.9 | 4,092 | 4.3 |
| Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999) | 7,040 | 17.5 | 2,230 | 5.6 |
| Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999) | 6,279 | 15.7 | 1,676 | 4.2 |
| Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999) | 4,204 | 10.2 | 1,207 | 2.9 |
| Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999) | 4,325 | 7.2 | 1,391 | 2.3 |
| 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 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Total | 574,990 | 62,933 | 64,967 | 57,762 | 46,608 | 52,149 | 60,673 | 55,971 | 58,398 | 57,463 | 58,066 |
| Percent distribution | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| A.M. ||||||||||||
| 12:01 - 2 | 88,501 | 10,170 | 10,164 | 9,008 | 7,251 | 7,971 | 8,986 | 8,426 | 8,960 | 8,924 | 8,641 |
| | 15.9 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 14.9 |
| 2:01 - 4 | 56,815 | 6,756 | 6,488 | 5,672 | 4,582 | 5,013 | 5,858 | 5,371 | 5,708 | 5,771 | 5,596 |
| | 10.2 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.6 |
| 4:01 - 6 | 21,896 | 2,489 | 2,577 | 2,194 | 1,750 | 1,894 | 2,240 | 2,020 | 2,254 | 2,224 | 2,254 |
| | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 6:01 - 8 | 13,339 | 1,294 | 1,475 | 1,241 | 915 | 1,072 | 1,505 | 1,331 | 1,427 | 1,514 | 1,565 |
| | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 8:01 - 10 | 20,960 | 1,951 | 2,191 | 1,899 | 1,601 | 1,846 | 2,355 | 2,060 | 2,311 | 2,304 | 2,442 |
| | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| 10:01 - Noon | 27,316 | 2,700 | 2,990 | 2,682 | 2,008 | 2,333 | 3,021 | 2,675 | 2,920 | 2,905 | 3,082 |
| | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| P.M. ||||||||||||
| 12:01 - 2 | 31,850 | 3,239 | 3,435 | 3,127 | 2,546 | 2,772 | 3,246 | 3,006 | 3,641 | 3,349 | 3,489 |
| | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| 2:01 - 4 | 39,894 | 4,192 | 4,252 | 3,868 | 3,281 | 3,659 | 4,225 | 4,053 | 3,929 | 4,168 | 4,267 |
| | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| 4:01 - 6 | 51,223 | 5,311 | 5,741 | 5,097 | 4,143 | 4,719 | 5,505 | 5,152 | 5,298 | 5,039 | 5,218 |
| | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 9.0 |
| 6:01 - 8 | 61,330 | 6,609 | 6,832 | 6,139 | 5,082 | 5,727 | 6,553 | 6,012 | 6,198 | 6,087 | 6,091 |
| | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.5 |
| 8:01 - 10 | 76,706 | 8,354 | 8,636 | 7,780 | 6,319 | 7,108 | 8,125 | 7,697 | 7,675 | 7,577 | 7,435 |
| | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 12.8 |
| 10:01 - Midnight | 85,160 | 9,868 | 10,186 | 9,055 | 7,130 | 8,035 | 9,054 | 8,168 | 8,077 | 7,601 | 7,986 |
| | 15.4 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 13.8 |
Table 57 :
| Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted Circumstance at Scene of Incident and Percent Cleared by Population Group, 2002 ||||||||||
| Circumstance | Total | Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV | Group V | Group VI | Suburban Counties | Rural counties |
| Total | 58,066 | 16,111 | 7,040 | 6,279 | 4,502 | 4,204 | 4,325 | 13,214 | 2,391 |
| Percent cleared | 89.6 | 91.3 | 88.2 | 90.4 | 90.9 | 87.7 | 86.5 | 89.3 | 87.7 |
| Disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar rights, person with firearm, etc.) | 18,063 | 4,834 | 2,342 | 2,221 | 1,619 | 1,512 | 1,390 | 3,456 | 689 |
| Percent cleared | 92.4 | 93.9 | 90.2 | 91.5 | 93.1 | 89.7 | 88.9 | 94.1 | 93.6 |
| Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects | 820 | 235 | 104 | 91 | 61 | 76 | 67 | 172 | 14 |
| Percent cleared | 88.2 | 91.1 | 98.1 | 85.7 | 80.3 | 84.2 | 71.6 | 90.7 | 85.7 |
| Robberies in progress/ pursuing robbery suspects | 505 | 188 | 47 | 71 | 25 | 29 | 20 | 116 | 9 |
| Percent cleared | 88.7 | 88.3 | 95.7 | 90.1 | 84.0 | 79.3 | 80.0 | 91.4 | 77.8 |
| Attempting other arrests | 9,464 | 2,598 | 1,296 | 1,064 | 837 | 719 | 775 | 1,789 | 386 |
| Percent cleared | 90.3 | 93.0 | 83.7 | 89.7 | 93.2 | 87.6 | 88.4 | 91.9 | 90.9 |
| Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | 656 | 112 | 98 | 81 | 64 | 52 | 71 | 146 | 32 |
| Percent cleared | 88.3 | 91.1 | 83.7 | 88.9 | 95.3 | 80.8 | 80.3 | 90.4 | 96.9 |
| Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners | 7,759 | 2,009 | 609 | 611 | 486 | 497 | 449 | 2,699 | 399 |
| Percent cleared | 89.0 | 95.3 | 90.0 | 93.6 | 93.8 | 91.3 | 89.8 | 81.4 | 90.5 |
| Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances | 5,702 | 2,086 | 759 | 703 | 382 | 372 | 378 | 873 | 149 |
| Percent cleared | 88.2 | 87.9 | 88.1 | 91.0 | 85.3 | 87.1 | 82.8 | 91.0 | 88.6 |
| Ambush situations | 199 | 77 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 13 |
| Percent cleared | 72.9 | 64.9 | 88.2 | 87.0 | 66.7 | 69.2 | 72.2 | 79.3 | 69.2 |
| Mentally deranged assailants | 982 | 289 | 131 | 111 | 74 | 66 | 96 | 183 | 32 |
| Percent cleared | 81.8 | 74.0 | 88.5 | 81.1 | 89.2 | 86.4 | 85.4 | 82.5 | 84.4 |
| Traffic pursuits/stops | 6,412 | 1,854 | 780 | 644 | 454 | 435 | 543 | 1,326 | 376 |
| Percent cleared | 88.0 | 89.3 | 86.4 | 88.7 | 88.1 | 85.5 | 85.8 | 88.5 | 87.2 |
| Another | 7,504 | 1,829 | 857 | 659 | 491 | 433 | 518 | 2,425 | 292 |
| Percent cleared | 86.7 | 87.8 | 88.7 | 88.6 | 85.1 | 81.8 | 81.7 | 89.4 | 66.8 |
| ↑ Due to rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0. ↑ 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 |||||||||
| Circumstance | Total | 2-Officer vehicle | 1-Officer vehicle | 1-Officer vehicle | Detective/ Special assignment | Detective/ Special assignment | Other | Other |
| Circumstance | Total | 2-Officer vehicle | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted |
| Total | 58,066 | 10,142 | 13,645 | 22,998 | 1,142 | 2,113 | 2,453 | 5,573 |
| Percent of total assignments | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar fights, person with firearm, etc.) | 18,063 | 3,468 | 4,005 | 8,851 | 197 | 285 | 349 | 908 |
| Percent of total assignments | 31.1 | 34.2 | 29.4 | 38.5 | 17.3 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 16.3 |
| Burglaries in progress/ pursuing burglary suspects | 820 | 141 | 167 | 406 | 25 | 16 | 21 | 44 |
| Percent of total assignments | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects | 505 | 127 | 103 | 181 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
| Percent of total assignments | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Attempting other arrests | 9,464 | 1,687 | 2,171 | 3,809 | 211 | 578 | 323 | 685 |
| Percent of total assignments | 16.3 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 18.5 | 27.4 | 13.2 | 12.3 |
| Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | 656 | 90 | 122 | 238 | 21 | 41 | 29 | 115 |
| Percent of total assignments | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners | 7,759 | 810 | 1,311 | 2,197 | 173 | 275 | 719 | 2,274 |
| Percent of total assignments | 13.4 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 15.1 | 13.0 | 29.3 | 40.8 |
| Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances | 5,702 | 1,397 | 1,442 | 1,833 | 134 | 346 | 205 | 345 |
| Percent of total assignments | 9.8 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 8.0 | 11.7 | 16.4 | 8.4 | 6.2 |
| Ambush situations | 199 | 43 | 63 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 34 |
| Percent of total assignments | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Mentally deranged assailants | 982 | 180 | 180 | 485 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 66 |
| Percent of total assignments | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Traffic pursuits/stops | 6,412 | 1,216 | 1,985 | 2,711 | 97 | 140 | 73 | 190 |
| Percent of total assignments | 11.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 11.8 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
| All other | 7,504 | 983 | 2,096 | 2,262 | 249 | 364 | 664 | 686 |
| Percent of total assignments | 12.9 | 9.7 | 15.4 | 9.8 | 21.8 | 17.2 | 27.1 | 15.9 |
| ↑ 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 |||||||||
| | Total | Firearm | Knife or cutting instrument | Other dangerous weapon | Personal weapons | Number of reporting agencies | Population covered | Number of Officers employed |
| 1993 Total assaults | 62,933 | 3,880 | 1,486 | 7,155 | 50,412 | 8,814 | 197,550,998 | 424,054 |
| Percent injured | 36.3 | 27.7 | 31.6 | 36.2 | 37.1 |
| 1994 Total assaults | 64,967 | 3,174 | 1,510 | 7,197 | 53,086 | 10,246 | 215,500,906 | 469,426 |
| Percent injured | 35.8 | 26.6 | 29.3 | 36.7 | 36.4 |
| 1995 Total assaults | 57,762 | 2,354 | 1,356 | 6,414 | 47,638 | 8,503 | 191,759,197 | 428,379 |
| Percent injured | 30.1 | 19.3 | 23.9 | 31.1 | 30.7 |
| 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 | 58,066 | 1,889 | 1,056 | 8,326 | 46,795 | 9,987 | 216,342,701 | 482,762 |
| Percent injured | 28.4 | 12.2 | 25.7 | 29.8 |
| ↑ 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 |
| Area | Total | Firearm | Knife or cutting instrument | Other dangerous weapon | Personal weapons | Number of reporting agencies | Population covered | Number of officers employed |
| Total | 58,066 | 1,889 | 1,056 | 8,326 | 46,795 | 9,987 | 216,342,701 | 482,762 |
| Percent distribution | 100.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 14.3 | 80.6 |
| NORTHEAST | 7,564 | 212 | 108 | 1,090 | 6,154 | 1,790 | 29,544,738 | 73.853 |
| New England | 1,754 | 24 | 31 | 316 | 1,383 | 424 | 7,226,097 | 16,111 |
| Connecticut | 507 | 6 | 8 | 75 | 418 | 96 | 2,871,712 | 6,540 |
| Maine | 259 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 231 | 132 | 1,291,128 | 1,861 |
| Massachusetts | 337 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 283 | 47 | 1,223,374 | 3,852 |
| New Hampshire | 219 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 160 | 106 | 776.326 | 1,373 |
| Rhode Island | 432 | 11 | 6 | 124 | 291 | 43 | 1,063,557 | 2,485 |
| Vermont |
| Middle Atlantic | 5,810 | 188 | 77 | 774 | 4.771 | 1,366 | 22,318,641 | 57,742 |
| New Jersey | 2,999 | 39 | 44 | 460 | 2.456 | 480 | 8,315.740 | 21,581 |
| New York | 443 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 398 | 251 | 6,075,367 | 17,869 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,368 | 146 | 26 | 279 | 1,917 | 635 | 7,927,534 | 18,292 |
| MIDWEST | 8,930 | 230 | 181 | 960 | 7.559 | 2,798 | 41,763.937 | 82,934 |
| East North Central | 4,167 | 113 | 70 | 417 | 3.567 | 1,266 | 24,138,342 | 48,751 |
| Illinois |
| Indiana | 1,214 | 33 | 13 | 68 | 1,100 | 169 | 4,639,092 | 7,746 |
| Michigan | 1,504 | 58 | 44 | 218 | 1,184 | 575 | 9,856,504 | 20,793 |
| Ohio | 874 | 11 | 6 | 87 | 770 | 231 | 5,130,275 | 9.779 |
| Wisconsin | 575 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 513 | 291 | 4,512,471 | 10,433 |
| West North Central | 4,763 | 117 | 111 | 543 | 3,992 | 1,532 | 17,625,595 | 34,183 |
| Iowa | 561 | 11 | 23 | 96 | 431 | 229 | 2,914,512 | 4,429 |
| Kansas | 1,245 | 21 | 22 | 93 | 1,109 | 298 | 2,576.967 | 6.514 |
| Minnesota | 81 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 283 | 4,176,303 | 6,697 |
| Missouri | 2,592 | 77 | 52 | 311 | 2,152 | 504 | 5,497,696 | 11,948 |
| Nebraska | 180 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 143 | 137 | 1,604,508 | 3,227 |
| North Dakota | 68 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 67 | 568.709 | 925 |
| South Dakota | 36 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 286,900 | 443 |
| SOUTH | 28,321 | 965 | 514 | 4.436 | 22,406 | 3,945 | 88,095,750 | 204,172 |
| South Atlantic | 17,114 | 466 | 283 | 2,790 | 13,575 | 1,590 | 44,693,378 | 106,009 |
| Delaware | 419 | 6 | 5 | 90 | 318 | 50 | 806,717 | 2,205 |
| District of Columbia | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 368 |
| Florida | 8,628 | 192 | 151 | 1,441 | 6,844 | 396 | 16,186,485 | 39,127 |
| Georgia | 1,068 | 66 | 22 | 133 | 847 | 325 | 6,657,492 | 16.530 |
| Maryland | 3,096 | 59 | 44 | 416 | 2.577 | 118 | 4,503,859 | 11,755 |
| North Carolina | 2,092 | 83 | 29 | 244 | 1,736 | 338 | 7,167,448 | 16,650 |
| South Carolina | 490 | 27 | 8 | 72 | 383 | 100 | 2,136,892 | 4,845 ​ | Virginia | 1,304 | 33 | 23 | 390 | 858 | 261 | 7,234,485 | 14,529 |
| West Virginia |
| East South Central | 3,123 | 172 | 89 | 712 | 2,150 | 775 | 12,291,204 | 28,939 |
| Alabama | 370 | 13 | 11 | 54 | 292 | 224 | 3,586,846 | 7,787 |
| Kentucky | 327 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 265 | 17 | 1,289,107 | 2,418 |
| Mississippi | 290 | 13 | 4 | 48 | 225 | 99 | 1,629,539 | 3,562 |
| Tennessee | 2,136 | 132 | 63 | 573 | 1,368 | 435 | 5,785,712 | 15,172 |
| West South Central | 8,084 | 327 | 142 | 934 | 6,681 | 1,580 | 31,111,168 | 69,224 |
| Arkansas | 295 | 20 | 11 | 70 | 194 | 174 | 2,423,110 | 4,706 |
| Louisiana | 1,884 | 31 | 13 | 88 | 1,752 | 154 | 3,607,093 | 13,739 |
| Oklahoma | 843 | 44 | 14 | 132 | 653 | 301 | 3,493,714 | 6,305 |
| Texas | 5,062 | 232 | 104 | 644 | 4,082 | 951 | 21,587,251 | 44,474 |
| WEST | 13,251 | 482 | 253 | 1,840 | 10,676 | 1,454 | 56,938,276 | 121,803 |
| Mountain | 4,537 | 204 | 102 | 692 | 3,539 | 642 | 16,552,694 | 33,430 |
| Arizona | 2,164 | 112 | 51 | 318 | 1,683 | 84 | 5,143,638 | 10,451 |
| Colorado | 845 | 35 | 23 | 147 | 640 | 177 | 4,132,248 | 9,378 |
| Idaho | 191 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 148 | 113 | 1,309,851 | 2,355 |
| Montana |
| Nevada | 452 | 15 | 4 | 48 | 385 | 29 | 1,787,535 | 3,255 |
| New Mexico | 571 | 27 | 15 | 125 | 404 | 66 | 1,398,142 | 2,797 |
| Utah | 240 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 214 | 11 | 2,393,988 | 4,144 |
| Wyoming | 74 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 65 | 62 | 487,292 | 1,050 |
| Pacific | 8,714 | 278 | 151 | 1,148 | 7,137 | 812 | 40,385,582 | 88,373 |
| Alaska | 115 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 83 | 30 | 598,264 | 1,058 |
| California | 6,893 | 230 | 115 | 936 | 5,612 | 456 | 30,390,046 | 72,948 |
| Hawaii | 223 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 182 | 3 | 1,092,127 | 2,414 |
| Oregon | 354 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 304 | 98 | 2,396,207 | 3,423 |
| Washington | 1,129 | 29 | 17 | 127 | 956 | 225 | 5,908,938 | 8,530 |
| ↑ Data for Illinois, Montana, Vermont, and West Virginia were not available for inclusion in this table. ↑ The figure represents the number of assaults on officers reported by the Metro Transit Police and the National Zoological Park. |||||||||
Table 61 :
| Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency by Type of Weapon, 2002 ||||||
| Population group | Total | Firearm | Knife or cutting instrument | Other dangerous weapon | Personal weapons |
| Total | 58,066 | 1,889 | 1,056 | 8,326 | 46,795 |
| Percent distribution | 100.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 14.3 | 80.6 |
| Group I (cities 250,000 and over) | 16,111 | 748 | 262 | 2,210 | 12,891 |
| Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999) | 7,040 | 177 | 129 | 1,100 | 5,634 |
| Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999) | 6,279 | 140 | 110 | 870 | 5,159 |
| Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999) | 4,502 | 119 | 114 | 663 | 3,606 |
| Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999) | 4,204 | 114 | 76 | 627 | 3,387 |
| Group VI (cities under 10,000) | 4,325 | 121 | 101 | 590 | 3,513 |
| Suburban counties | 13,214 | 362 | 205 | 1,829 | 10,818 |
| Rural counties | 2,391 | 108 | 59 | 437 | 1,787 |
Table 62 :
| Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, Percent Distribution, 2002 ||||||
| Circumstance | Total | Firearm | Knife or cutting instrument | Other dangerous weapon | Personal weapons |
| Total | 58,066 | 1,889 | 1,056 | 8,326 | 46,795 |
| Percent distribution | 100.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 14.3 | 80.6 |
| Disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar fights, person with firearm, etc.) | 18,063 | 554 | 486 | 1,766 | 15,257 |
| Percent Distribution | 100.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 9.8 | 84.5 |
| Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects | 820 | 33 | 14 | 193 | 580 |
| Percent distribution | 100.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 23.5 | 70.7 |
| Robberies in progress/ pursuing robbery suspects | 505 | 111 | 11 | 100 | 283 |
| Percent distribution | 100.0 | 22.0 | 2.2 | 19.8 | 56.0 |
| Attempting other arrests | 9,464 | 207 | 117 | 1,109 | 8,031 |
| Percent distribution | 100.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 11.7 | 84.9 |
| Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | 656 | 10 | 2 | 90 | 554 |
| Percent distribution | 100.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 13.7 | 84.5 |
| Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners | 7,759 | 26 | 55 | 616 | 7,062 |
| Percent distribution | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 7.9 | 91.0 |
| Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances | 5,702 | 289 | 100 | 911 | 4,402 |
| Percent distribution | 100.0 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 16.0 | 77.2 |
| Ambush situations | 199 | 53 | 6 | 42 | 98 |
| Percent distribution | 100.0 | 26.6 | 3.0 | 21.1 | 49.2 |
| Mentally deranged assailants | 982 | 68 | 87 | 127 | 700 |
| Percent distribution | 100.0 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 12.9 | 71.3 |
| Traffic pursuits/stops | 6,412 | 271 | 50 | 2,222 | 3,869 |
| Percent distribution | 100.0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 34.7 | 60.3 |
| All other | 7,504 | 267 | 128 | 1,150 | 5,959 |
| Percent distribution | 100.0 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 15.3 | 79.4 |
| ↑ Due to rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0. ||||||