Section III: federal law enforcement officers killed and assaulted.Methodology This section of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2002, ad-dresses information about federal law enforcement officers who were killed or assaulted in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , the Interior, Justice, and the Treasury; the U.S. Capitol Police Capitol police in the United States are agencies charged with the provision of security police services for various state agencies, but especially State Legislatures. Capitol police may function as part of the state police or may be an independent agency. ; and the U.S. Postal Postal can refer to:
Some presentations contained in Section I of this report may reflect data on additional federal officers killed in the line of duty. However, this section represents only those federal officers who were employed by the agencies and met the responsibilities listed above. Additionally, the assault tabulations regarding federal officers presented in this section differ slightly from the assault figures compiled for local and state law enforcement officers previously addressed in this publication. Regard-less of the extent or even the absence of personal injury, all reports of assaults or threats to assault are included in the compilations. Further, 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 law enforcement personnel. Overview In 2002, 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 374 assaults on their officers, 1 of which resulted in death. Personal injuries were sustained by 132 federal officers. (See Tables 63 and 64.) The greatest percentage of officers assaulted, 42.8 percent, were employed by the Department of the Interior. The Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States employed 30.2 percent of the total number of federal officers assaulted; the Department of Justice, 21.4 percent; the U.S. Capitol Police, 2.7 percent; and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, 2.1 percent. The remaining officers worked for the Department of the Treasury. (See Table 63.) Weapons Offenders used personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.) in 46.3 percent of the assaults on federal law enforcement officers in 2002. Vehicles were used as weapons in 12.6 percent of the assaults, 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 or cutting instruments in 4.3 percent. Other types of weapons were used in 4.3 percent of the assaults on federal officers, and 17.4 percent of the assaults were threats. (Based on Table 68.) Circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or The majority of federal law enforcement officers, 29.7 percent, were making arrests or serving summonses when they were assaulted. An additional 19.0 percent of the victim officers were on patrol or guard duty when they were assaulted, and 18.7 percent were 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. to protection duty. Fifteen percent of the victim officers were conducting investigations or searches at the time of their attacks; 9.9 percent of the officers were on office duty; and 1.6 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. The remaining officers (6.1 percent) were performing other duties. (Based on Table 69.) Regional Breakdowns Regionally, data submitted by federal agencies in 2002 revealed that the 143 officers assaulted in the South accounted for 41.3 percent of the total number of federal officers assaulted. The 117 federal officers assaulted in the West comprised 33.8 percent of the total. There were 47 victims attacked 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 and 34 officers assaulted 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. which accounted for 13.6 percent and 9.8 percent of the total, respectively. Five federal law enforcement officers assigned to U.S. Territories and to foreign assignments were assaulted, accounting for 1.4 percent of the total of assault victims. Incident locales were not available for 28 assaulted officers with the 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 ). (Based on Table 67.) Assailants In 2002, a total of 245 assailants were identified in connection with assaults on 374 federal law enforcement officers. (See Table 63.) Of the 245 known assailants, 31.0 percent were awaiting trial at the time of this publication, 29.4 percent were found guilty, prosecution prosecution n. 1) in criminal law, the government attorney charging and trying the case against a person accused of a crime. 2) a common term for the government's side in a criminal case, as in "the prosecution will present five witnesses" or "the prosecution rests" was declined for 16.7 per-cent, and 8.6 percent of the assailants' dispositions were pending prosecutive opinion. Over 7 percent (7.3) of the assailants were found not guilty, and their charges were dismissed dis·miss tr.v. dis·missed, dis·miss·ing, dis·miss·es 1. To end the employment or service of; discharge. 2. ; 4.5 percent remained fugitives, and 2.4 percent of the assailants were deceased deceased 1) adj. dead. 2) n. the person who has died, as used in the handling of his/her estate, probate of will and other proceedings after death, or in reference to the victim of a homicide (as: "The deceased had been shot three times. . (Based on Table 70.) Five-Year Totals Data submitted by federal agencies for 1998 through 2002 revealed that 2,772 federal officers were victims of assaults. During that 5-year period, 8 federal officers (excluding the 2 federal officers who lost their lives during the September September: see month. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks) were feloniously killed. (See Table 65.) Three of the victim agents, all of whom were killed in 1998, were employed by the Bureau of Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. and Customs Enforcement (BICE n. 1. (Paint.) A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; - called also blue bice ltname>. Green bice is prepared from the blue, by adding yellow orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of copper. - Cooley. ) (formerly the 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 ]). Three National Park Service rangers Rapidly deployable airborne light infantry organized and trained to conduct highly complex joint direct action operations in coordination with or in support of other special operations units of all Services. were slain in 1998, 1999, and 2002--1 in each year--and 2 U.S. Capitol Police officers were killed in 1998. Summary of Assaults by Department Department of Homeland Security (DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) ) The DHS reported 113 officers were assaulted in 2002, 32 of whom suffered nonfatal Adj. 1. nonfatal - not bringing death; "nonfatal heart attack" fatal - bringing death personal injuries during the attacks. The BICE (formerly the INS), which provided assault data only for those victims who discharged DISCHARGED. Released, or liberated from custody. It is not equivalent to acquitted in a declaration for a malicious prosecution. 2 Yeates, 475 2 Term Rep. 231; 1 Strange, 114; Doug. 205 3 Leon. 100. their service weapons during their assaults, reported 54 victims. In addition, 45 of the 113 DHS officers assaulted were employed by the U.S. Customs Service (USCS USCS United States Code Service USCS United Sprint Car Series (auto racing) USCS United States Customs Service USCS Unified Soil Classification System USCS University of South Carolina Spartanburg USCS Universal Ship Cancellation Society ) and 14 worked for the U.S. Secret Service (USSS). (See Tables 64 and 68.) (Prior to their move to the DHS, the BICE was included in 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. data and the USCS and USSS in the Department of the Treasury [DOT] data.) Of the 113 DHS officers assaulted, 41.6 percent were assigned to patrol or guard duty at the time of the attacks. Those on protection duty comprised 35.4 percent of the victim total, and officers conducting investigations or searches made up 12.4 percent. At the time of the assaults, 1.8 percent of officers were making arrests or serving summonses, 0.9 percent had custody of prisoners, and the remaining 8.0 percent of the officers were assigned to other duties. (Based on Table 69.) Forty assailants were identified in connection with the assaults on DHS officers. Of those, 20 were awaiting trial at the time of this publication, and prosecution was declined for 9 assail-ants. Six assailants were found guilty, 3 were awaiting prosecutive opinion, and assault charges were dismissed for 2 assailants. (See Table 70.) 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. ) The DOI reported 160 officers were assaulted in 2002, 74 of whom sustained personal injuries. Ninety-seven of the assault victims were employed by the National Park Service (NPS NPS National Park Service NPS Naval Postgraduate School NPS Net Promoter Score (customer management) NPS Non-Point Source pollution NPS Native Plant Society NPS Norfolk Public Schools (Virginia) ); 63 of the officers were employed by 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. . One of the 97 NPS officers died as a result of a wound from a firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. . Data concerning weapons used against DOI officers showed that personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.) were used against 107 of the 160 victims. Sixteen officers were attacked with vehicles, 11 with knives or cutting instruments, 6 with firearms, 4 with blunt objects, and 8 with other types of weapons. Additionally, 8 victim officers were threatened. (See Tables 64 and 68.) Of the 160 DOI officers assaulted, 53.1 percent were making arrests or serving summonses at the time of the attacks. Those assigned to protection duty comprised 18.8 percent of the victim total, and officers conducting investigations or searches made up 15.0 percent. Another 9.4 percent of officers were on patrol or guard duty at the time of assault. The remaining 3.8 percent of the victims included 2 officers who were on office duty, 1 officer who was maintaining custody of a prisoner Prisoner may refer to one of the following:
There were 138 assailants identified in connection with the assaults on DOI officers. Of those, 52 were tried and found guilty, 38 were awaiting trial at the time of this publication, prosecution was declined for 17 assailants, and 16 were awaiting prosecutive opinion. Assault charges were dismissed for 6 assailants, 6 assailants were deceased, and 3 remained fugitives. (See Table 70.) Department of Justice (DOJ) In 2002, the DOJ reported assaults on 80 officers, 24 of whom suffered personal injury. Forty-eight of the victims were employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice charged with investigating all violations of federal laws except those assigned to some other federal agency. (FBI). The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) employed 28 of the victims; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (abbreviated ATF, sometimes BATF or BATFE) is a United States federal agency; more specifically a specialized law enforcement and regulatory organization within the United States Department of Justice. employed 3 officers; and 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. employed 1 officer. Offenders victimized DOJ officers with personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.) in 17 assaults, firearms in 11 attacks, vehicles in 6 assaults, blunt objects in 6 incidents, and knives or cutting instruments in 2 assaults. Attackers used other types of weapons against 1 officer and threatened 37 officers with violence. (See Table 68.) The majority, 42.5 percent, of DOJ officers were assigned to office duty when assaulted. Those making arrests or serving summonses accounted for 22.5 percent of the victim total, and those con-ducting investigations or searches made up 15.0 percent. Officers performing patrol or guard duty comprised 5.0 percent of DOJ officers assaulted, and those with custody of prisoners accounted for 2.5 percent. At the time of the assaults, 12.5 percent were assigned to other duties. (Based on Table 69.) Forty-eight assailants were identified in connection with the assaults on DOJ officers. Of those, 14 assailants were awaiting trial at the time of this publication, 11 were tried and found guilty, and prosecution was declined for 11 assailants. Eight attackers remained fugitives at the time of this publication, 2 were awaiting prosecutive opinion, and charges were dismissed for 2 assailants. (See Table 70.) Department of the Treasury (DOT) The DOT reported that 3 of their officers were assaulted in 2002. All of the assault victims, none of whom experienced personal injury, were employed by 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 (TIGTA TIGTA Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ). Assailants used miscellaneous ("other") weapons against the 3 TIGTA victims. (See Tables 64 and 68.) All of the DOT officers assaulted were conducting investigations or searches at the time of attack. (See Table 69.) One assailant was identified in connection with at least 1 assault on DOT officers. Prosecution was declined for this assailant. (See Tables 63 and 70.) U.S. Capitol Police The U.S. Capitol Police reported assaults on 10 officers in 2002; 1 of those officers sustained personal injury. Nine of the victims were attacked with personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.), and the tenth Tenth can mean: In mathematics:
Five of the U.S. Capitol Police officers were making arrests or serving summonses when attacked, 2 had custody of prisoners, and 2 were on patrol or guard duty. The remaining officer was assigned to office duty. (See Table 69.) Ten assailants were identified in connection with the assaults on the U.S. Capitol Police officers. Of those, charges were dismissed for 8 assail-ants, and prosecution was declined for 1 offender offender n. an accused defendant in a criminal case or one convicted of a crime. (See: defendant, accused) . One assailant was awaiting trial at the time of this publication. (See Table 70.) U.S. Postal Inspection Service The U.S. Postal Inspection Service reported that 8 officers were assaulted in 2002; 1 of the officers sustained personal injuries in the attacks. Five of the officers were attacked with personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.), 1 victim was attacked with a blunt object, and 2 officers were attacked with other weapons. (See Tables 64 and 68.) Three of the 8 U.S. Postal Inspection Service officers were conducting investigations or searches at the time of the assaults. Three officers were on patrol or guard duty, and 1 victim was making an arrest or serving a summons summons: see procedure. summons In law, written notification that one is required to appear in court. In civil (noncriminal) cases, it notifies a defendant that he or she must appear and defend (e.g. . One officer was assigned to other duties when assaulted. (See Table 69.) Eight assailants were identified in connection with the assaults on U.S. Postal Inspection Service officers. Of those, 3 were tried and found guilty, and 3 were awaiting trial at the time of this publication. Prosecution was declined for the remaining 2 assailants. (See Table 70.)
Table 63
Assaults on Federal Officers (1)
Department and Agency by Number of Victims and Known Assailants,
2001-2002
Known
Victims Assailants
Department Agency 2001 2002 2001 2002
Total 590 374 478 245
Department of Homeland Security (2) 355 113 320 40
Bureau of Immigration and Customs 286 54 266 7
Enforcement (3)
U.S. Customs Service 52 45 48 28
U.S. Secret Service 17 14 6 5
Department of the Interior 104 160 68 138
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 63 0 56
National Park Service 104 97 68 82
Department of Justice (2,4) 94 80 59 48
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 2 3 1 4
Firearms, and Explosives (4)
Drug Enforcement Administration (5) 28 28 29
Federal Bureau of Investigation 33 48 16 43
U.S. Marshals Service 31 1 13 1
Department of the Treasury (2,4) 12 3 7 1
Internal Revenue Service 3 0 2 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax 9 3 5 1
Administration
U.S. Capitol Police 6 10 6 10
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 19 8 18 8
(1) The two deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001,
are not included in this table.
(2) The newly created Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gained the
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (formerly the Immigration
And Naturalization Service) from the Department of Justice and the U.S.
Customs Service and the U.S. Secret Service from the Department of the
Treasury. Beginning in 2002, data from those 3 agencies are now
reported under the DHS.
(3) For 2002, data are based only on those victims who discharged their
service weapons.
(3) With the realignment in 2002 of several federal agencies, the
Bureau of alcohol. Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) was moved from the Department
of the Treasury to the Department of Justice.
(4) For 2002, known assailant data were not reported.
Table 64
Assaults on Federal Officers
Department and Agency by Number Killed and Injured, 2002
Killed Injured
Other Other
Department Agency Firearm weapon Firearm weapon
Total 1 0 1 131
Department of Homeland 0 0 0 32
Security (1)
Bureau of Immigration and 0 0 0 11
Customs Enforcement (2)
U.S. Customs Service 0 0 0 15
U.S. Secret Service 0 0 0 6
Department of the Interior 1 0 0 74
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 0 40
National Park Service 1 0 0 34
Department of Justice (1,3) 0 0 1 23
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 0 0 0 3
Firearms, and Explosives
Drug Enforcement 0 0 1 2
Administration
Federal Bureau of 0 0 0 17
Investigation
U.S. Marshals Service 0 0 0 1
Department of the Treasury (1,3) 0 0 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for 0 0 0 0
Tax Administration
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0 0 1
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 0 0 0 1
(1) The newly created Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gained the
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (formerly the Immigration
And Naturalization Service) from the Department of Justice and the U.S.
Customs Service and the U.S. Secret Service from the Department of the
Treasury. Beginning in 2002, data from those 3 agencies are now
reported under the DHS.
(2) For 2002, data are based only on those victims who discharged their
service weapons
(3) With the realignment in 2002 of several federal agencies, the
Bureau of alcohol. Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) was moved from the Department
of the Treasury to the Department of Justice.
Table 65
Officers Assaults on Federal Officers (1)
Extent of Injury by Type of Weapon, 1998-2002
Knife or
cutting Blunt
Extent of injury Total Firearm instrument object Bomb
Total 2,772 302 49 79 6
1998 653 66 9 13 1
Killed 6 6 0 0 0
Injured 175 3 0 4 0
Not injured 472 57 9 9 1
1999 627 100 13 9 0
Killed 1 1 0 0 0
Injured 171 32 3 4 0
Not injured 455 67 10 5 0
2000 528 56 7 6 5
Killed 0 0 0 0 0
Injured 124 5 1 4 0
Not injured 404 51 6 2 5
2001 590 46 4 28 0
Killed 0 0 0 0 0
Injured 126 4 2 22 0
Not injured 464 42 2 6 0
2002 374 34 16 23 0
Killed 1 1 0 0 0
Injured 132 1 5 10 0
Not injured 241 32 11 13 0
Personal
Extent of injury Vehicle weapons Threat Other
Total 314 1,013 363 646
1998 92 253 88 131
Killed 0 0 0 0
Injured 26 129 0 13
Not injured 66 124 88 118
1999 55 234 91 125
Killed 0 0 0 0
Injured 13 108 0 11
Not injured 42 126 91 114
2000 50 171 52 181
Killed 0 0 0 0
Injured 12 80 0 22
Not injured 38 91 52 159
2001 70 182 67 193
Killed 0 0 0 0
Injured 17 67 0 14
Not injured 53 115 67 179
2002 47 173 65 16
Killed 0 0 0 0
Injured 8 103 0 5
Not injured 39 70 65 11
(1) The two deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001,
are not included in this table.
Table 66
Assaults on Federal Officers (1)
Department by Type of Weapon, 1998-2002
Knife or
cutting
Department Total Firearm instrument
Total 2,398 268 33
Department of Homeland Security (2) 113 17 3
2002 113 17 3
Department of the Interior 437 31 10
1998 129 10 6
1999 103 4 2
2000 101 16 0
2001 104 1 2
2002 160 6 11
Department of Justice (2,3) 1,391 207 13
1998 300 46 3
1999 384 87 4
2000 329 37 4
2001 378 37 2
2002 80 11 2
Department of the Treasury (2,3) 485 25 8
1998 205 8 0
1999 121 9 5
2000 76 2 3
2001 83 6 0
2002 3 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 26 2 0
1998 7 2 0
1999 6 0 0
2000 7 0 0
2001 6 0 0
2002 10 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 59 3 2
1998 12 0 0
1999 13 0 2
2000 15 1 0
2001 19 2 0
2002 8 0 0
Blunt
Department object Bomb Vehicle
Total 56 6 267
Department of Homeland Security (2) 12 0 24
2002 12 0 24
Department of the Interior 12 0 69
1998 9 0 19
1999 2 0 18
2000 0 0 14
2001 1 0 18
2002 4 0 16
Department of Justice (2,3) 36 5 121
1998 0 0 33
1999 4 0 22
2000 5 5 27
2001 27 0 39
2002 6 0 6
Department of the Treasury (2,3) 6 1 66
1998 3 1 36
1999 3 0 14
2000 0 0 5
2001 0 0 11
2002 0 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0 4
1998 0 0 3
1999 0 0 0
2000 0 0 1
2001 0 0 0
2002 0 0 1
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 2 0 7
1998 1 0 1
1999 0 0 1
2000 1 0 3
2001 0 0 2
2002 1 0 0
Personal
Department weapons Threat Other
Total 840 298 630
Department of Homeland Security (2) 35 20 2
2002 35 20 2
Department of the Interior 225 67 23
1998 59 23 3
1999 64 7 6
2000 54 9 8
2001 48 28 6
2002 107 8 8
Department of Justice (2,3) 337 99 573
1998 102 8 108
1999 107 46 114
2000 63 19 169
2001 65 26 182
2002 17 37 1
Department of the Treasury (2,3) 224 129 26
1998 81 57 19
1999 50 37 3
2000 41 23 2
2001 52 12 2
2002 0 0 3
U.S. Capitol Police 14 1 5
1998 1 0 1
1999 3 1 2
2000 4 0 2
2001 6 0 0
2002 9 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 40 2 3
1998 10 0 0
1999 10 0 0
2000 9 1 0
2001 11 1 3
2002 5 0 2
(1) The 2 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001,
are not included in this table.
(2) The newly created Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gained the
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (formerly the Immigration
And Naturalization Service) from the Department of Justice and the U.S.
Customs Service and the U.S. Secret Service from the Department of the
Treasury. Beginning in 2002, data from those 3 agencies are now
reported under the DHS.
(3) With the realignment in 2002 of several federal agencies, the
Bureau of alcohol. Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) was moved from the Department
of the Treasury to the Department of Justice.
Table 67
Assaults on Federal Officers
Region, Geographic Division, and State by Type of Weapon, 2002
Knife or
cutting
Area Total Firearm instrument
Total (1) 346 31 14
NORTHEAST 34 2 0
New England 5 0 0
Connecticut 0 0 0
Maine 0 0 0
Massachusetts 5 0 0
New Hampshire 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 29 2 0
New Jersey 3 0 0
New York 21 2 0
Pennsylvania 5 0 0
MIDWEST 47 8 0
East North Central 20 8 0
Illinois 3 3 0
Indiana 0 0 0
Michigan 10 0 0
Ohio 5 5 0
Wisconsin 2 0 0
West North Central 27 0 0
Iowa 0 0 0
Kansas 2 0 0
Minnesota 5 0 0
Missouri 5 0 0
Nebraska 5 0 0
North Dakota 0 0 0
South Dakota 10 0 0
SOUTH 143 14 4
South Atlantic 81 2 3
Delaware 0 0 0
District of Columbia 46 2 3
Florida 6 0 0
Georgia 6 0 0
Maryland 9 0 0
North Carolina 2 0 0
South Carolina 3 0 0
Virginia 8 0 0
West Virginia 1 0 0
East South Central 9 0 1
Alabama 1 0 0
Kentucky 2 0 0
Mississippi 1 0 0
Tennessee 5 0 1
West South Central 53 12 0
Arkansas 1 0 0
Louisiana 5 0 0
Oklahoma 1 0 0
Texas 46 12 0
WEST 117 7 10
Mountain 84 7 10
Arizona 52 6 4
Colorado 4 0 0
Idaho 0 0 0
Montana 0 0 0
Nevada 10 0 0
New Mexico 5 1 0
Utah 9 0 6
Wyoming 4 0 0
Pacific 33 0 0
Alaska 0 0 0
California 30 0 0
Hawaii 1 0 0
Oregon 0 0 0
Washington 2 0 0
U.S. TERRITORIES 3 0 0
American Samoa 0 0 0
Guam 0 0 0
Mariana Islands 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 2 0 0
U.S. Virgin Islands 1 0 0
FOREIGN 2 0 0
Mexico 2 0 0
Blunt
Area object Bomb Vehicle
Total (1) 23 0 47
NORTHEAST 0 0 4
New England 0 0 0
Connecticut 0 0 0
Maine 0 0 0
Massachusetts 0 0 0
New Hampshire 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 0 0 4
New Jersey 0 0 1
New York 0 0 2
Pennsylvania 0 0 1
MIDWEST 3 0 4
East North Central 2 0 0
Illinois 0 0 0
Indiana 0 0 0
Michigan 1 0 0
Ohio 0 0 0
Wisconsin 1 0 0
West North Central 1 0 4
Iowa 0 0 0
Kansas 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0
Missouri 0 0 2
Nebraska 0 0 0
North Dakota 0 0 0
South Dakota 1 0 2
SOUTH 3 0 19
South Atlantic 3 0 12
Delaware 0 0 0
District of Columbia 0 0 1
Florida 0 0 0
Georgia 0 0 3
Maryland 0 0 5
North Carolina 0 0 1
South Carolina 1 0 0
Virginia 1 0 2
West Virginia 1 0 0
East South Central 0 0 0
Alabama 0 0 0
Kentucky 0 0 0
Mississippi 0 0 0
Tennessee 0 0 0
West South Central 0 0 7
Arkansas 0 0 0
Louisiana 0 0 0
Oklahoma 0 0 0
Texas 0 0 7
WEST 15 0 20
Mountain 7 0 10
Arizona 6 0 8
Colorado 0 0 0
Idaho 0 0 0
Montana 0 0 0
Nevada 0 0 1
New Mexico 1 0 0
Utah 0 0 1
Wyoming 0 0 0
Pacific 8 0 10
Alaska 0 0 0
California 8 0 9
Hawaii 0 0 0
Oregon 0 0 0
Washington 0 0 1
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
FOREIGN 2 0 0
Mexico 2 0 0
Personal
Area weapons Threat Other
Total (1) 172 43 16
NORTHEAST 24 4 0
New England 5 0 0
Connecticut 0 0 0
Maine 0 0 0
Massachusetts 5 0 0
New Hampshire 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 19 4 0
New Jersey 0 2 0
New York 15 2 0
Pennsylvania 4 0 0
MIDWEST 22 8 2
East North Central 5 5 0
Illinois 0 0 0
Indiana 0 0 0
Michigan 4 5 0
Ohio 0 0 0
Wisconsin 1 0 0
West North Central 17 3 2
Iowa 0 0 0
Kansas 2 0 0
Minnesota 2 2 1
Missouri 2 1 0
Nebraska 5 0 0
North Dakota 0 0 0
South Dakota 6 0 1
SOUTH 77 16 10
South Atlantic 50 6 5
Delaware 0 0 0
District of Columbia 38 1 1
Florida 1 4 1
Georgia 3 0 0
Maryland 2 0 2
North Carolina 1 0 0
South Carolina 1 0 1
Virginia 4 1 0
West Virginia 0 0 0
East South Central 6 1 1
Alabama 0 1 0
Kentucky 2 0 0
Mississippi 0 0 1
Tennessee 4 0 0
West South Central 21 9 4
Arkansas 1 0 0
Louisiana 5 0 0
Oklahoma 1 0 0
Texas 14 9 4
WEST 48 13 4
Mountain 37 10 3
Arizona 21 4 3
Colorado 4 0 0
Idaho 0 0 0
Montana 0 0 0
Nevada 6 3 0
New Mexico 1 2 0
Utah 1 1 0
Wyoming 4 0 0
Pacific 11 3 1
Alaska 0 0 0
California 10 2 1
Hawaii 0 1 0
Oregon 0 0 0
Washington 1 0 0
U.S. TERRITORIES 1 2 0
American Samoa 0 0 0
Guam 0 0 0
Mariana Islands 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 1 1 0
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 1 0
FOREIGN 0 0 0
Mexico 0 0 0
(1) Locales were not reported for 28 officers with the Drug Enforcement
Administration.
Table 68
Assaults on Federal Officers
Department and Agency by Type of Weapon, 2002
Knife or
cutting
Department Agency Total Firearm instrument
Total 374 34 16
Department of Homeland Security (1) 113 17 3
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (2) 54 17 0
U.S. Customs Service 45 0 1
U.S. Secret Service 14 0 2
Department of the Interior 160 6 11
Bureau of Indian Affairs 63 2 9
National Park Service 97 4 2
Department of Justice (1,3) 80 11 2
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, (3) Firearms,
and Explosives 3 0 0
Drug Enforcement Administration 28 3 2
Federal Bureau of Investigation 48 8 0
U.S. Marshals Service 1 0 0
Department of the Treasury (1,3) 3 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration 3 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 10 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Services 8 0 0
Blunt
Department Agency object Bomb Vehicle
Total 23 0 47
Department of Homeland Security (1) 12 0 24
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (2) 12 0 11
U.S. Customs Service 0 0 6
U.S. Secret Service 0 0 7
Department of the Interior 4 0 16
Bureau of Indian Affairs 1 0 4
National Park Service 3 0 12
Department of Justice (1,3) 6 0 6
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, (3) Firearms,
and Explosives 0 0 0
Drug Enforcement Administration 0 0 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 6 0 5
U.S. Marshals Service 0 0 1
Department of the Treasury (1,3) 0 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax 0 0 0
Administration
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0 1
U.S. Postal Inspection Services 1 0 0
Personal
Department Agency weapons Threat Other
Total 173 65 16
Department of Homeland Security (1) 35 20 2
Bureau of Immigration and Customs 12 0 2
Enforcement (2)
U.S. Customs Service 18 20 0
U.S. Secret Service 5 0 0
Department of the Interior 107 8 8
Bureau of Indian Affairs 42 3 2
National Park Service 65 5 6
Department of Justice (1,3) 17 37 1
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, (3) Firearms,
and Explosives 3 0 0
Drug Enforcement Administration 1 22 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 13 15 1
U.S. Marshals Service 0 0 0
Department of the Treasury (1,3) 0 0 3
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax 0 0 3
Administration
U.S. Capitol Police 9 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Services 5 0 2
(1) The newly created Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gained the
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (formerly the Immigration
And Naturalization Service) from the Department of Justice and the U.S.
Customs Service and the U.S. Secret Service from the Department of the
Treasury. Beginning in 2002, data from those 3 agencies are now
reported under the DHS.
(2) For 2002, data are based only on those victims who discharged their
service weapons
(3) With the realignment in 2002 of several federal agencies, the
Bureau of alcohol. Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) was moved from the Department
of the Treasury to the Department of Justice.
Table 69
Assaults on Federal Officers
Department and Agency by Type of Activity, 2002
Arrests/ Court
Department Agency Total summons duty
Total 374 111 0
Department of Homeland
Security (1) 113 2 0
Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (2) 54 2 0
U.S. Customs Service 45 0 0
U.S. Secret Service 14 0 0
Department of the Interior 160 85 0
Bureau of Indian Affairs 63 44 0
National Park Service 97 41 0
Department of Justice (1,3) 80 18 0
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives 3 1 0
Drug Enforcement
Administration 28 0 0
Federal Bureau of
Investigation 48 16 0
U.S. Marshals Service 1 1 0
Department of the
Treasury (1,3) 3 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration 3 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 10 5 0
U.S. Postal Inspection
Services 8 1 0
Custody
of Investigations/ Protection
Department Agency prisoners searches duty
Total 6 56 70
Department of Homeland
Security (1) 1 14 40
Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (2) 0 4 39
U.S. Customs Service 1 3 0
U.S. Secret Service 0 7 1
Department of the Interior 1 24 30
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 5 0
National Park Service 1 19 30
Department of Justice (1,3) 2 12 0
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives 0 2 0
Drug Enforcement 0 0 0
Administration
Federal Bureau of 2 10 0
Investigation
U.S. Marshals Service 0 0 0
Department of the
Treasury (1,3) 0 3 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration 0 3 0
U.S. Capitol Police 2 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection
Services 0 3 0
Patrol/
Office guard
Department Agency duty duty Other
Total 37 71 23
Department of Homeland
Security (1) 0 47 9
Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (2) 0 0 9
U.S. Customs Service 0 41 0
U.S. Secret Service 0 6 0
Department of the Interior 2 15 3
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 12 2
National Park Service 2 3 1
Department of Justice (1,3) 34 4 10
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives 0 0 0
Drug Enforcement
Administration 26 2 0
Federal Bureau of
Investigation 8 2 10
U.S. Marshals Service 0 0 0
Department of the
Treasury (1,3) 0 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration 0 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 1 2 0
U.S. Postal Inspection
Services 0 3 1
(1) The newly created Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gained the
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (formerly the Immigration
And Naturalization Service) from the Department of Justice and the U.S.
Customs Service and the U.S. Secret Service from the Department of the
Treasury. Beginning in 2002, data from those 3 agencies are now
reported under the DHS.
(2) For 2002, data are based only on those victims who discharged their
service weapons
(3) With the realignment in 2002 of several federal agencies, the
Bureau of alcohol. Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) was moved from the Department
of the Treasury to the Department of Justice.
Table 70
Assaults on Federal Officers
Department and Agency by Disposition of Known Assailants, 2002
Persons not charged
Pending
prosecutive
Department Agency Total Deceased opinion
Total 245 6 21
Department of Homeland
Security (1) 40 0 3
Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (2) 7 0 2
U.S. Customs Service 28 0 0
U.S. Secret Service 5 0 1
Department of the Interior 138 6 16
Bureau of Indian Affairs 56 3 0
National Park Service 82 3 16
Department of Justice (1,3) 48 0 2
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives 4 0 0
Drug Enforcement
Administration (4)
Federal Bureau of
Investigation 43 0 2
U.S. Marshals Service 1 0 0
Department of the Treasury (1,3) 1 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 1 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 10 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 8 0 0
Persons not Persons charged
charged
Incompetent
Prosecution to stand
Department Agency declined Fugitive trial
Total 41 11 0
Department of Homeland
Security (1) 9 0 0
Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (2) 2 0 0
U.S. Customs Service 7 0 0
U.S. Secret Service 0 0 0
Department of the Interior 17 3 0
Bureau of Indian Affairs 2 0 0
National Park Service 15 3 0
Department of Justice (1,3) 11 8 0
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives 2 0 0
Drug Enforcement
Administration (4)
Federal Bureau of
Investigation 10 8 0
U.S. Marshals Service 0 0 0
Department of the Treasury (1,3) 1 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 1 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 1 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 2 0 0
Persons charged
Awaiting Dismissed/
Department Agency trial not guilty Guilty
Total 76 18 72
Department of Homeland
Security (1) 20 2 6
Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (2) 0 0 3
U.S. Customs Service 16 2 3
U.S. Secret Service 4 0 0
Department of the Interior 38 6 52
Bureau of Indian Affairs 18 1 32
National Park Service 20 5 20
Department of Justice (1,3) 14 2 11
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives 0 0 3
Drug Enforcement
Administration (4)
Federal Bureau of
Investigation 14 1 8
U.S. Marshals Service 0 1 0
Department of the Treasury (1,3) 0 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 0 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 1 8 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 3 0 3
(1) The newly created Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gained the
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (formerly the Immigration
And Naturalization Service) from the Department of Justice and the U.S.
Customs Service and the U.S. Secret Service from the Department of the
Treasury. Beginning in 2002, data from those 3 agencies are now
reported under the DHS.
(2) For 2002, data are based only on those victims who discharged their
service weapons
(3) With the realignment in 2002 of several federal agencies, the
Bureau of alcohol. Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) was moved from the Department
of the Treasury to the Department of Justice.
(4) For 2002, known assailant data were not reported.
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