Section III: Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted.Methodology Criminal justice officers who are killed or assaulted in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
The tabulations in Section III concern assaults on federal officers and differ somewhat from assaults on the other law enforcement officers addressed in this publication. The circumstance Circumstance or circumstances can refer to:
tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts 1. To represent in a picture or sculpture. 2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent. the unique duties performed by federal criminal justice personnel. Regardless of the extent or even the absence of personal injury, all reports of assaults or threats to assault are included in the compilations. Overview Federal law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). reported 528 assaults on officers in 2000. Of those, 124 federal officers sustained personal injuries, and none were killed in the line of duty. (See Tables 43 and 44.) Of the 528 total officers assaulted in 2000, the greatest percentage (62.3 percent) were employed by the Department of Justice (DOJ (Department Of Justice) The legal arm of the U.S. government that represents the public interest of the United States. It is headed by the Attorney General. ). Slightly over 19 percent (19.1) of the total officers assaulted worked with the Department of the Interior (DOI (Digital Object Identifier) A method of applying a persistent name to documents, publications and other resources on the Internet rather than using a URL, which can change over time. ), 14.4 percent were employed by the Department of the Treasury (DOT), 2.8 percent worked with the U.S. Postal Service, and 1.3 percent were employed by the U.S. Capitol Police. (See Table 43.) Personal weapons (such as hands, fists, feet, etc.) were used in 32.4 percent of the assaults on federal officers in 2000. Firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
n. Plural of knife. knives Noun the plural of knife knives knife , 1.1 percent were attacked with blunt blunt (blunt) having a thick or dull edge or point; not sharp. objects, and less than 1 percent (0.9) with bombs (explosive explosive, substance that undergoes decomposition or combustion with great rapidity, evolving much heat and producing a large volume of gas. The reaction products fill a much greater volume than that occupied by the original material and exert an enormous pressure, instruments). According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. reports, offenders used other types of weapons in another 34.3 percent of the incidents, and 9.8 percent of recorded assaults were threats. (See Table 47.) More federal officers, 45.5 percent, were assaulted while on patrol or guard duty than while engaged in any other activity during 2000. Those conducting investigations or searches accounted for 22.5 percent, and federal officers who were making arrests or serving summonses comprised 10.2 percent of the assault total. In addition, 4.4 percent of the victims were attacked while they were on protection duty, 2.8 percent were maintaining custody The care, possession, and control of a thing or person. The retention, inspection, guarding, maintenance, or security of a thing within the immediate care and control of the person to whom it is committed. The detention of a person by lawful authority or process. of prisoners, and 2.7 percent were on office duty. Nearly 12 percent (11.9) were performing other duties at the time of the incidents. (See Table 48.) In 2000, the region with the largest number of reported assaults on federal officers, the West, recorded 64.1 percent of the total. The data submitted by federal agencies indicate that assaults in the South accounted for 25.2 percent of the total; those in the Northeast “Northeastern” redirects here. For the Boston college, see Northeastern University, Boston. Northeast or north east is the ordinal direction halfway between north and east. It is the opposite of southwest. See boxing the compass. , 5.5 percent; and those in the Midwest Midwest or Middle West, region of the United States centered on the western Great Lakes and the upper-middle Mississippi valley. It is a somewhat imprecise term that has been applied to the northern section of the land between the Appalachians , 4.2 percent. Assaults on federal officers assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. in the U.S. Territories accounted for 1.1 percent. The locales of the assaults on 55 Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was established in 1973 by President richard m. nixon as part of the Justice Department, thus uniting a number of federal drug agencies that had often worked at cross-purposes. (DEA DEA - Data Encryption Algorithm ) officers were not available. (See Table 50.) A total of 198 assailants were identified in connection with the assaults on 286 of the 528 federal officers in 2000. Data were not available for the offenders who assaulted the 242 Immigration and Naturalization Service Noun 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service - an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States INS (INS INS abbr. 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service 2. International News Service Noun 1. INS ) officers. Of the 198 assailants who were identified, disposition Act of disposing; transferring to the care or possession of another. The parting with, alienation of, or giving up of property. The final settlement of a matter and, with reference to decisions announced by a court, a judge's ruling is commonly referred to as disposition, regardless of information was reported for 191 individuals. According to the dispositions, 78.5 percent of the 191 have been charged with assaulting a federal officer. Of those assailants charged, 28.0 percent were found guilty, and 49.3 percent of those charged were awaiting trial at the time of publication. (See Tables 43 and 49.) Five-year Totals Based on the data that were available from 1996 through 2000, a total of 2,992 federal officers were assaulted, 743 of whom suffered injuries. During the 5-year period, 12 federal officers lost their lives in the line of duty. (See Table 45.) In 1996, the FBI lost one agent. One agent with the INS was killed in the line of duty in 1996, another in 1997, and 3 agents in 1998. The Bureau of Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is an agency of the federal government of the United States within the Department of the Interior charged with the administration and management of 55.7 million acres (87,000 sq. (BIA BIA abbr. Bureau of Indian Affairs ) lost a tribal police officer in both 1996 and 1997. Two U.S. Capitol Police officers lost their lives in 1998. One National Park Service ranger Ranger Any of a series of unmanned probes launched from 1961 to 1965 by NASA. The project was NASA's earliest attempt to explore the Moon's surface. Ranger 4 (1962) became the first U.S. spacecraft to hit the Moon, crash-landing on its surface as planned. was killed in 1998 and another in 1999. Summary of Assaults by Department Department of the Interior In 2000, the DOI reported 101 officer assaults. Ninety-nine of the officers assaulted were employed by the National Park Service, and of these, 27 were injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. . Two officers with the BIA were assaulted resulting in an injury to one of the officers. (See Tables 43 and 44.) Of the 101 officers attacked, 53.5 percent of the attacks were committed with personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.), 15.8 percent with firearms, 13.9 percent with vehicles, and 7.9 percent with other dangerous weapons. Threats accounted for 8.9 percent of the assaults reported by the DOI. (See Table 47.) At the time of the attacks, 37.6 percent of the 101 DOI officers assaulted were making arrests or serving summonses, and 16.8 percent were on protection duty. Officers who were performing investigations or searches accounted for 12.9 percent. Another 9.9 percent of those assaulted had custody of prisoners, 5.9 percent were on patrol or guard duty, and 16.8 percent were performing other duties. (See Table 48.) A total of 79 assailants were linked to the 101 assaults perpetrated against DOI officers. (See Table 43.) Department of Justice The data reported by the DOJ show that 329 federal officers were attacked in 2000. Of the 329 reported assaults, 73.6 percent were committed against INS officers. Overall, 66 DOJ officers suffered injuries from the assaults. (See Tables 43 and 44.) The available data show that personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.) accounted for 19.1 percent and firearms for 11.2 percent of the weapons used in the attacks against DOJ officers in 2000. Another 8.2 percent of these assaults were committed with vehicles. Bombs (explosive devices) and blunt objects each accounted for 1.5 percent of the weapons used, and knives were used in 1.2 percent of the assaults. Other dangerous weapons accounted for another 51.4 percent. Threats composed 5.8 percent of the DOJ's assault total. (See Table 47.) The greatest percentage of officers, 66.9 percent, were on patrol or guard duty when assaulted. Those conducting investigations or searches comprised 13.4 percent of the total number of DOJ officers assaulted. Those making arrests or serving summonses accounted for 4.6 percent of the total, officers on office duty accounted for 2.7 percent, and those having custody of prisoners comprised 1.2 percent. The remaining 11.2 percent of the DOJ assault victims were performing other duties. (See Table 48.) Nineteen assailants were apprehended in connection with the 25 assaults reported by the FBI, and the DEA identified 5 attackers out of the 55 assaults it reported. Disposition information was not available for the known assailants for the 242 assaults against INS officers in 2000. Seven assailants were identified for the 7 attacks committed against officers of the U.S. Marshals Service The U.S. Marshals Service, a division of the Justice Department, is the oldest federal law enforcement agency, having served as a link between the executive and judicial branches of the government since 1789. The president appoints U.S. marshals for terms of four years. . (See Tables 43 and 49.) Department of the Treasury In 2000, the DOT reported 76 assaults, 19 of which resulted in personal injury. Within the various branches of the DOT, 55 of the 76 attacks were committed against U.S. Customs Service officers. Customs Service officers accounted for 13 of the 19 DOT officers who were injured. Twelve officers from the Secret Service were assaulted, 4 of whom suffered injury. Seven officers with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were attacked, 1 of whom sustained injuries from the assault. Two officers with the Treasury Inspector INSPECTOR. The name given to certain officers whose duties are to examine and inspect things over which they have jurisdiction; as, inspector of bark , one who is by law authorized to examine bark for exportation, and to approve or disapprove of its quality. General for Tax Administration were assaulted, resulting in injury for 1 of the officers. (See Tables 43 and 44.) The reported data show that among the weapons used in the assaults against DOT officers, personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.) accounted for 53.9 percent and vehicles for 6.6 percent. Knives were used in 3.9 percent of the attacks, firearms in 2.6 percent, and other types of weapons in 2.6 percent. Another 30.3 percent of the assaults were attributed to threats. (See Table 47.) At the time of the assaults, 77.6 percent of the officers were conducting investigations or searches, 5.3 percent were on patrol or guard duty, and 3.9 percent were on protection duty. The remaining victims, 13.2 percent, were performing other duties. (See Table 48.) Sixty-seven assailants were identified in connection with assaults on DOT officers. Of these, 46 assailants were responsible for attacking U.S. Customs Service officers. (See Table 49.) U.S. Capitol Police The U.S. Capitol Police reported that 7 officers were assaulted in 2000, 1 of whom was injured by the attacker. According to reported weapons data, 4 Capitol Police officers were assaulted with personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.). Two of the officers were attacked with other dangerous weapons and 1 with a vehicle. Four of the 7 victims were on patrol or guard duty, and 3 were on protection duty. Nine assailants have been identified in the 7 assaults. (See Tables 43, 44, 47, 48, and 49.) U.S. Postal Service In 2000, the U.S. Postal Service reported 15 assaults on its postal Postal can refer to:
At the time of the attacks, 6 officers were on patrol or guard duty, 3 were conducting investigations or searches, and 3 were on office duty. One of the officers was maintaining custody of prisoners, 1 was making arrests or serving summonses, and another 1 was performing other duties. A total of 12 assailants were identified in connection with these assaults. (See Table 48.)
Table 43
Assaults on Federal Officers
Number of Victims and Known Assailants by Department and Agency,
1999-2000
Department Victims
Agency 1999 2000
Total 627 528
Department of the Interior 103 101
Bureau of Indian Affairs 37 2
National Park Service 66 99
Department of Justice 384 329
Drug Enforcement Administration 73 55
Federal Bureau of Investigation 59 25
Immigration and Naturalization Service 214 242
U.S. Marshals Service 38 7
Department of the Treasury 121 76
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 13 7
Internal Revenue Service 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration 9 2
U.S. Customs Service 76 55
U.S. Secret Service 23 12
U.S. Capitol Police 6 7
U.S. Postal Service 13 15
Known
Department assailants
Agency 1999 2000
Total 465 198
Department of the Interior 90 79
Bureau of Indian Affairs 36 1
National Park Service 54 78
Department of Justice 262 31
Drug Enforcement Administration 28 5
Federal Bureau of Investigation 47 19
Immigration and Naturalization Service 152 (a)
U.S. Marshals Service 35 7
Department of the Treasury 98 67
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 5 7
Internal Revenue Service 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration 3 2
U.S. Customs Service 70 46
U.S. Secret Service 20 12
U.S. Capitol Police 6 9
U.S. Postal Service 9 12
(a) The Immigration and Naturalization Service did not report known
assailant information for 2000.
Table 44
Assaults on Federal Officers
Number Killed and Injured by Department and Agency, 2000
Killed
Department Other
Agency Firearm weapon
Total 0 0
Department of the Interior 0 0
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0
National Park Service 0 0
Department of Justice 0 0
Drug Enforcement Administration 0 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 0 0
Immigration and Naturalization Service 0 0
U.S. Marshals Service 0 0
Department of the Treasury 0 0
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration 0 0
U.S. Customs Service 0 0
U.S. Secret Service 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0
U.S. Postal Service 0 0
Injured
Department Other
Agency Firearm weapon
Total 5 119
Department of the Interior 1 27
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 1
National Park Service 1 26
Department of Justice 4 62
Drug Enforcement Administration 0 5
Federal Bureau of Investigation 0 7
Immigration and Naturalization Service 2 45
U.S. Marshals Service 2 5
Department of the Treasury 0 19
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 0 1
Internal Revenue Service 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration 0 1
U.S. Customs Service 0 13
U.S. Secret Service 0 4
U.S. Capitol Police 0 1
U.S. Postal Service 0 10
Table 45
Assaults on Federal Officers
Type of Weapon by Extent of Injury, 1996-2000
Knife or
cutting
Extent of injury Total Firearm instrument
Total 2,992 450 50
1996 (a) 556 113 11
Killed 3 2 0
Injured 116 22 2
Not injured 437 89 9
1997 628 115 10
Killed 2 2 0
Injured 157 9 6
Not injured 469 104 4
1998 653 66 9
Killed 6 6 0
Injured 175 3 0
Not injured 472 57 9
1999 627 100 13
Killed 1 1 0
Injured 171 32 3
Not injured 455 67 10
2000 528 56 7
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 124 5 1
Not injured 404 51 6
Blunt
Extent of injury object Bomb Vehicle
Total 39 36 307
1996 (a) 3 2 43
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 2 0 14
Not injured 1 2 29
1997 8 28 67
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 5 6 16
Not injured 3 22 51
1998 13 1 92
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 4 0 26
Not injured 9 1 66
1999 9 0 55
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 4 0 13
Not injured 5 0 42
2000 6 5 50
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 4 0 12
Not injured 2 5 38
Personal
Extent of injury weapons Threat Other
Total 1,013 459 638
1996 (a) 162 159 63
Killed 1 0 0
Injured 69 0 7
Not injured 92 159 56
1997 193 69 138
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 89 0 26
Not injured 104 69 112
1998 253 88 131
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 129 0 13
Not injured 124 88 118
1999 234 91 125
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 108 0 11
Not injured 126 91 114
2000 171 52 181
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 80 0 22
Not injured 91 52 159
(a) Information on officer assaults for the National Park Service is
not available for 1996.
Table 46
Assaults on Federal Officers
Type of Weapon by Department, 1996-2000
Knife or
cutting
Department Total Firearm instrument
Total 2,992 450 50
Department of
the Interior 484 38 14
1996 (a) 36 2 2
1997 115 6 4
1998 129 10 6
1999 103 4 2
2000 101 16 0
Department of
Justice 1,671 373 20
1996 320 106 7
1997 338 97 2
1998 300 46 3
1999 384 87 4
2000 329 37 4
Department of
the Treasury 722 32 10
1996 171 2 2
1997 149 11 0
1998 205 8 0
1999 121 9 5
2000 76 2 3
U.S. Capitol Police 26 3 0
1996 4 0 0
1997 2 1 0
1998 7 2 0
1999 6 0 0
2000 7 0 0
U.S. Postal Service 89 4 6
1996 25 3 0
1997 24 0 4
1998 12 0 0
1999 13 0 2
2000 15 1 0
Blunt
Department object Bomb Vehicle
Total 39 36 307
Department of
the Interior 17 1 69
1996 (a) 1 1 4
1997 5 0 14
1998 9 0 19
1999 2 0 18
2000 0 0 14
Department of
Justice 12 16 130
1996 1 1 16
1997 2 10 32
1998 0 0 33
1999 4 0 22
2000 5 5 27
Department of
the Treasury 8 19 88
1996 1 0 16
1997 1 18 17
1998 3 1 36
1999 3 0 14
2000 0 0 5
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0 8
1996 0 0 3
1997 0 0 1
1998 0 0 3
1999 0 0 0
2000 0 0 1
U.S. Postal Service 2 0 12
1996 0 0 4
1997 0 0 3
1998 1 0 1
1999 0 0 1
2000 1 0 3
Personal
Department weapons Threat Other
Total 1,013 459 638
Department of
the Interior 269 52 24
1996 (a) 25 0 1
1997 67 13 6
1998 59 23 3
1999 64 7 6
2000 54 9 8
Department of
Justice 389 157 574
1996 57 72 60
1997 60 12 123
1998 102 8 108
1999 107 46 114
2000 63 19 169
Department of
the Treasury 285 248 32
1996 61 87 2
1997 52 44 6
1998 81 57 19
1999 50 37 3
2000 41 23 2
U.S. Capitol Police 9 1 5
1996 1 0 0
1997 0 0 0
1998 1 0 1
1999 3 1 2
2000 4 0 2
U.S. Postal Service 61 1 3
1996 18 0 0
1997 14 0 3
1998 10 0 0
1999 10 0 0
2000 9 1 0
(a) Information on officer assaults for the National Park
Service is not available for 1996.
Table 47
Assaults on Federal Officers
Type of Weapon by Department and Agency, 2000
Knife or
Department cutting
Agency Total Firearm instrument
Total 528 56 7
Department of the Interior 101 16 0
Bureau of Indian Affairs 2 0 0
National Park Service 99 16 0
Department of Justice 329 37 4
Drug Enforcement
Administration 55 9 0
Federal Bureau
of Investigation 25 4 0
Immigration and
Naturalization Service 242 22 4
U.S. Marshals Service 7 2 0
Department of the Treasury 76 2 3
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 7 1 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration 2 0 0
U.S. Customs Service 55 1 3
U.S. Secret Service 12 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 7 0 0
U.S. Postal Service 15 1 0
Department Blunt
Agency object Bomb Vehicle
Total 6 5 50
Department of the Interior 0 0 14
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 2
National Park Service 0 0 12
Department of Justice 5 5 27
Drug Enforcement
Administration 0 3 7
Federal Bureau
of Investigation 1 0 3
Immigration and
Naturalization Service 4 2 16
U.S. Marshals Service 0 0 1
Department of the Treasury 0 0 5
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 0 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration 0 0 0
U.S. Customs Service 0 0 2
U.S. Secret Service 0 0 3
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0 1
U.S. Postal Service 1 0 3
Department Personal
Agency weapons Threat Other
Total 171 52 181
Department of the Interior 54 9 8
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 0
National Park Service 54 9 8
Department of Justice 63 19 169
Drug Enforcement
Administration 3 12 21
Federal Bureau
of Investigation 12 5 0
Immigration and
Naturalization Service 44 2 148
U.S. Marshals Service 4 0 0
Department of the Treasury 41 23 2
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 0 5 1
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration 1 1 0
U.S. Customs Service 33 16 0
U.S. Secret Service 7 1 1
U.S. Capitol Police 4 0 2
U.S. Postal Service 9 1 0
Table 48
Assaults on Federal Officers
Department and Agency by Type of Activity, 2000
Department Arrests/ Court
Agency Total summons duty
Total 528 54 0
Department of the Interior 101 38 0
Bureau of Indian Affairs 2 0 0
National Park Service 99 38 0
Department of Justice 329 15 0
Drug Enforcement
Administration 55 0 0
Federal Bureau
of Investigation 25 3 0
Immigration and
Naturalization Service 242 12 0
U.S. Marshals Service 7 0 0
Department of the Treasury 76 0 0
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 7 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration 2 0 0
U.S. Customs Service 55 0 0
U.S. Secret Service 12 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 7 0 0
U.S. Postal Service 15 1 0
Custody Investi- Protec-
Department of gations/ tion
Agency prisoners searches duty
Total 15 119 23
Department of the Interior 10 13 17
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 0
National Park Service 10 13 17
Department of Justice 4 44 0
Drug Enforcement
Administration 1 31 0
Federal Bureau
of Investigation 2 9 0
Immigration and
Naturalization Service 1 0 0
U.S. Marshals Service 0 4 0
Department of the Treasury 0 59 3
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 0 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration 0 1 0
U.S. Customs Service 0 55 0
U.S. Secret Service 0 3 3
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0 3
U.S. Postal Service 1 3 0
Patrol/
Department Office guard
Agency duty duty Other
Total 14 240 63
Department of the Interior 1 6 16
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 2 0
National Park Service 1 4 16
Department of Justice 9 220 37
Drug Enforcement
Administration 1 1 21
Federal Bureau
of Investigation 4 1 6
Immigration and
Naturalization Service 4 215 10
U.S. Marshals Service 0 3 0
Department of the Treasury 1 4 9
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 0 0 7
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration 1 0 0
U.S. Customs Service 0 0 0
U.S. Secret Service 0 4 2
U.S. Capitol Police 0 4 0
U.S. Postal Service 3 6 1
Table 49
Assaults on Federal Officers
Disposition of Known Assailants by Department and Agency, 2000
Department
Agency Total
Total 191
Department of the Interior 79
Bureau of Indian Affairs 1
National Park Service 78
Department of Justice 24
Drug Enforcement
Administration 5
Federal Bureau
of Investigation 19
Immigration and
Naturalization Service (1)
U.S. Marshals Service (2)
Department of the Treasury 67
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms 7
Internal Revenue Service 0
Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration 2
U.S. Customs Service 46
U.S. Secret Service 12
U.S. Capitol Police 9
U.S. Postal Service 12
Persons not charged
Pending
prosecu- Prosecu-
Department tive tion
Agency Deceased opinion declined
Total 1 16 24
Department of the Interior 0 2 10
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 0
National Park Service 0 2 10
Department of Justice 1 4 2
Drug Enforcement
Administration 0 2 0
Federal Bureau
of Investigation 1 2 2
Immigration and
Naturalization Service (1)
U.S. Marshals Service (2)
Department of the Treasury 0 10 12
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms 0 3 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration 0 0 0
U.S. Customs Service 0 7 12
U.S. Secret Service 0 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0 0
U.S. Postal Service 0 0 0
Persons charged
Incompetent
Department to stand Awaiting
Agency Fugitive trial trial
Total 7 1 74
Department of the Interior 3 1 42
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 1
National Park Service 3 1 41
Department of Justice 3 0 6
Drug Enforcement
Administration 0 0 1
Federal Bureau
of Investigation 3 0 5
Immigration and
Naturalization Service (1)
U.S. Marshals Service (2)
Department of the Treasury 1 0 16
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms 1 0 1
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration 0 0 2
U.S. Customs Service 0 0 9
U.S. Secret Service 0 0 4
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0 4
U.S. Postal Service 0 0 6
Persons charged
Department Dismissed/
Agency not guilty Guilty
Total 26 42
Department of the Interior 5 16
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0
National Park Service 5 16
Department of Justice 3 5
Drug Enforcement
Administration 2 0
Federal Bureau
of Investigation 1 5
Immigration and
Naturalization Service (1)
U.S. Marshals Service (2)
Department of the Treasury 10 18
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms 0 2
Internal Revenue Service 0 0
Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration 0 0
U.S. Customs Service 8 10
U.S. Secret Service 2 6
U.S. Capitol Police 5 0
U.S. Postal Service 3 3
(1) The Immigration and Naturalization Service did not report
disposition information for known assailants.
(2) The U.S. Marshals Service did not report disposition information
for 7 known assailants.
Table 50
Assaults on Federal Officers
Type of Weapon Used by Region, Geographic Division, and State, 2000
Knife or
cutting
Area Total Firearm instrument
Total (1) 473 47 7
NORTHEAST 26 0 0
New England 6 0 0
Connecticut 0 0 0
Maine 0 0 0
Massachusetts 4 0 0
New Hampshire 2 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 20 0 0
New Jersey 7 0 0
New York 8 0 0
Pennsylvania 5 0 0
MIDWEST 20 6 0
East North Central 11 6 0
Illinois 0 0 0
Indiana 0 0 0
Michigan 10 6 0
Ohio 1 0 0
Wisconsin 0 0 0
West North Central 9 0 0
Iowa 1 0 0
Kansas 0 0 0
Minnesota 3 0 0
Missouri 5 0 0
Nebraska 0 0 0
North Dakota 0 0 0
South Dakota 0 0 0
SOUTH 119 9 3
South Atlantic 69 4 2
Delaware 0 0 0
District of Columbia 30 1 0
Florida 13 2 2
Georgia 1 0 0
Maryland 10 1 0
North Carolina 8 0 0
South Carolina 0 0 0
Virginia 7 0 0
West Virginia 0 0 0
East South Central 4 0 0
Alabama 1 0 0
Kentucky 0 0 0
Mississippi 1 0 0
Tennessee 2 0 0
West South Central 46 5 1
Arkansas 0 0 0
Louisiana 2 0 0
Oklahoma 1 0 0
Texas 43 5 1
WEST 303 31 4
Mountain 156 10 1
Arizona 145 8 0
Colorado 0 0 0
Idaho 0 0 0
Montana 2 0 0
Nevada 3 0 0
New Mexico 5 2 1
Utah 1 0 0
Wyoming 0 0 0
Pacific 147 21 3
Alaska 0 0 0
California 138 21 3
Hawaii 4 0 0
Oregon 0 0 0
Washington 5 0 0
U.S. TERRITORIES 5 1 0
American Samoa 0 0 0
Guam 0 0 0
Mariana Islands 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 5 1 0
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0
Blunt
Area Object Bomb Vehicle
Total (1) 6 3 46
NORTHEAST 1 0 6
New England 0 0 1
Connecticut 0 0 0
Maine 0 0 0
Massachusetts 0 0 1
New Hampshire 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 1 0 5
New Jersey 0 0 2
New York 1 0 1
Pennsylvania 0 0 2
MIDWEST 0 0 2
East North Central 0 0 1
Illinois 0 0 0
Indiana 0 0 0
Michigan 0 0 0
Ohio 0 0 1
Wisconsin 0 0 0
West North Central 0 0 1
Iowa 0 0 0
Kansas 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0
Missouri 0 0 1
Nebraska 0 0 0
North Dakota 0 0 0
South Dakota 0 0 0
SOUTH 0 1 10
South Atlantic 0 0 6
Delaware 0 0 0
District of Columbia 0 0 4
Florida 0 0 0
Georgia 0 0 0
Maryland 0 0 2
North Carolina 0 0 0
South Carolina 0 0 0
Virginia 0 0 0
West Virginia 0 0 0
East South Central 0 0 2
Alabama 0 0 0
Kentucky 0 0 0
Mississippi 0 0 1
Tennessee 0 0 1
West South Central 0 1 2
Arkansas 0 0 0
Louisiana 0 0 1
Oklahoma 0 0 0
Texas 0 1 1
WEST 5 2 28
Mountain 3 2 12
Arizona 2 2 11
Colorado 0 0 0
Idaho 0 0 0
Montana 0 0 1
Nevada 0 0 0
New Mexico 1 0 0
Utah 0 0 0
Wyoming 0 0 0
Pacific 2 0 16
Alaska 0 0 0
California 2 0 15
Hawaii 0 0 1
Oregon 0 0 0
Washington 0 0 0
U.S. TERRITORIES 0 0 0
American Samoa 0 0 0
Guam 0 0 0
Mariana Islands 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 0 0 0
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0
Personal
Area weapons Threat Other
Total (1) 171 34 159
NORTHEAST 15 3 1
New England 2 3 0
Connecticut 0 0 0
Maine 0 0 0
Massachusetts 2 1 0
New Hampshire 0 2 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 13 0 1
New Jersey 5 0 0
New York 6 0 0
Pennsylvania 2 0 1
MIDWEST 9 3 0
East North Central 3 1 0
Illinois 0 0 0
Indiana 0 0 0
Michigan 3 1 0
Ohio 0 0 0
Wisconsin 0 0 0
West North Central 6 2 0
Iowa 1 0 0
Kansas 0 0 0
Minnesota 2 1 0
Missouri 3 1 0
Nebraska 0 0 0
North Dakota 0 0 0
South Dakota 0 0 0
SOUTH 72 10 14
South Atlantic 46 7 4
Delaware 0 0 0
District of Columbia 21 2 2
Florida 7 2 0
Georgia 0 1 0
Maryland 6 1 0
North Carolina 6 1 1
South Carolina 0 0 0
Virginia 6 0 1
West Virginia 0 0 0
East South Central 1 0 1
Alabama 1 0 0
Kentucky 0 0 0
Mississippi 0 0 0
Tennessee 0 0 1
West South Central 25 3 9
Arkansas 0 0 0
Louisiana 1 0 0
Oklahoma 1 0 0
Texas 23 3 9
WEST 74 17 142
Mountain 28 10 90
Arizona 23 9 90
Colorado 0 0 0
Idaho 0 0 0
Montana 1 0 0
Nevada 2 1 0
New Mexico 1 0 0
Utah 1 0 0
Wyoming 0 0 0
Pacific 46 7 52
Alaska 0 0 0
California 41 4 52
Hawaii 3 0 0
Oregon 0 0 0
Washington 2 3 0
U.S. TERRITORIES 1 1 2
American Samoa 0 0 0
Guam 0 0 0
Mariana Islands 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 1 1 2
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0
(1) Locales were not reported for 55 officers with the Drug
Enforcement Administration.
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