Section III: federal law enforcement officers killed and assaulted.Methodology This section presents data about law enforcement officers who are killed or assaulted in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
The assault tabulations regarding federal officers in this section differ slightly from the assault figures compiled for local and state law enforcement officers previously addressed in this publication. Regardless of the extent or even the absence of personal injury, all reports of assaults or threats to assault are included in the compilations. Additionally, 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 2001, 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 592 assaults on their officers, 2 of which resulted in death. Personal injuries were sustained by 126 federal officers. (See Tables 44 and 45.) The greatest percentage of officers assaulted, 64.0 percent, were employed by the Department of Justice, and the Department of the Interior officers accounted for 17.6 percent. The Department of the Treasury employed 14.2 percent of the victims, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service employed 3.2 percent, and the remaining 1.0 percent worked for the U.S. Capitol Police. (See Table 43.) Offenders used personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.) in 30.7 percent of the assaults on federal law enforcement officers in 2001. Vehicles were used as weapons in 11.8 percent of the assaults, and 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 in less than one percent of the incidents. Other types of weapons were used in 32.9 percent of the assaults, and 11.3 percent of the assaults were threats. (Based on Table 47.) The majority of federal law enforcement officers, 43.6 percent, were on patrol or guard duty when assaulted, 18.1 percent were conducting investigations or searches at the time of their attacks, and 14.7 percent of the victims were making arrests or serving summonseses. 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. to protection duty accounted for 10.0 percent of the assault total; officers with 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, 3.4 percent of assault victims; and those on office duty, 3.0 percent. Officers assigned to court duty accounted for 0.5 percent. Officers performing other duties accounted for the remaining 6.8 percent of assault victims. (Based on Table 48.) Data submitted by federal agencies for 2001 showed that the 332 officers assaulted in the West accounted for 58.9 percent of the total. The South reported 132 victims, or 23.4 percent. 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. had 35 victims and 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 21, which accounted for 6.2 percent and 3.7 percent, respectively. Assaults on federal law enforcement officers assigned in U.S. Territories and foreign assignments made up 7.8 percent of the total victims. Incident locales were not available for the 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 50.) In 2001, a total of 498 assailants were identified in connection with the assaults on 592 federal law enforcement officers. (See Table 43.) Of the 498 known assailants, 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 provided for 194. One hundred twenty-five Adj. 1. one hundred twenty-five - being five more than one hundred twenty 125, cxxv cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers" individuals were charged with assaulting a federal law enforcement officer: 35.2 percent of the 125 were found guilty, and 50.4 percent were awaiting trial at the time of publication. Additionally, 8 of the known assailants for whom disposition data were available were fugitives. (Based on Table 49.) Five-Year Totals Data for 1997 through 2001 revealed that 3,028 federal officers were victims of assaults. During that 5-year period, 11 federal officers were killed. (See Table 45.) One agent with 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 ) was killed in 1997, and 3 INS agents lost their lives 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. lost 1 police officer in 1997, and 2 U.S. Capitol police officers were killed 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 slain in 1998 and another in 1999. In 2001, both an FBI agent and a U.S. Secret Service officer were killed in conjunction conjunction, in astronomy conjunction, in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies as seen from the earth. Conjunction of the moon and the planets is often determined by reference to the sun. with the attacks of September September: see month. 11. Summary of Assaults by Department 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 104 officer assaults in 2001. All of the assault victims were employed by the National Park Service, and 23 experienced injuries as a result of the attacks. Forty-eight of the victims were attacked with personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.). Eighteen were attacked with vehicles, 2 with knives or cutting instruments, 1 with 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. , and 1 with a blunt object. Other types of weapons were used in the attacks on 6 officers, and 28 victims were threatened. (See Tables 44 and 47.) Of the 104 National Park Service officers assaulted, 44.2 percent were assigned to protection duty at the time of the attacks. Those making arrests or serving summonses comprised 32.7 percent of the victim total, and officers conducting investigations or searches made up 14.4 percent. Another 5.8 percent of officers had custody of prisoners at the time of assault, whereas the remaining 2.9 percent included 1 officer on patrol or guard duty, 1 on office duty, and 1 assigned to other duties. (Based on Table 48.) Of the 68 known assailants involved in the assaults on DOI officers, 19 were tried and found guilty, 6 were dismissed dis·miss tr.v. dis·missed, dis·miss·ing, dis·miss·es 1. To end the employment or service of; discharge. 2. , and 1 was found mentally incompetent incompetent adj. 1) referring to a person who is not able to manage his/her affairs due to mental deficiency (lack of I.Q., deterioration, illness or psychosis) or sometimes physical disability. to stand trial. Twenty-nine were awaiting trial at time of publication and 4 remained fugitives. (See Table 49.) 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. ) In 2001, the DOJ reported assaults on 379 officers, 286 of which were employed by the INS. 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. employed 34 of the victims; 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. , 31 officers; and the Drug Enforcement Administration, 28. One FBI officer lost his life in 2001, and 64 of the DOJ officers suffered personal injuries during the assaults. Offenders victimized DOJ officers with personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.) in 65 assaults, vehicles in 39 attacks, and firearms in 37. Blunt objects were used in 27 assaults, and knives or cutting instruments were used in 2 attacks. Other weapons were used against 183 officers, and 26 officers were threatened with violence. (See Table 47.) The majority of DOJ officers, 65.7 percent, were performing patrol or guard duty when assaulted. Those making arrests or serving summonses accounted for 11.3 percent of the victim total, and those conducting investigations or searches made up 9.2 percent. Officers with custody of prisoners comprised 2.6 percent of DOJ officers assaulted, and those assigned to office duty, 2.1 percent. At the time of the assaults, 0.5 percent were on court duty, and another 8.4 percent of the officers were assigned to other duties. (Based on Table 48.) Thirty assailants were identified in connection with the assaults on DOJ officers. Of those, 7 were tried and found guilty. Three were awaiting trial at publication time, and 7 were awaiting prosecutive opinion. One assailant remained a fugitive, and 10 died before they could be charged. Disposition information was not provided for the 27 assailants known to the DEA, the 264 known to the INS, or the 13 assailants known to the U.S. Marshals Service. (See Table 49.) Department of the Treasury (DOT) The DOT submitted data for 84 officer assaults in 2001. Within the department, 52 victims were with the U.S. Customs Service, 18 with the U.S. Secret Service, 9 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, 3 with the Internal Revenue Service, and 2 with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. One U.S. Secret Service officer lost his life, and 30 of the DOT assault victims overall suffered personal injuries. Fifty-two Adj. 1. fifty-two - being two more than fifty 52, lii cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers" of the 84 assault victims with the DOT were attacked with personal weapons (hands, fist, feet, etc.). Eleven officers were attacked with vehicles, and 6 were assaulted with firearms. Three were assaulted with other weapons, and 12 were threatened. (See Table 47.) Among the DOT officers assaulted, 63.1 percent were conducting investigations or searches at the time of attack, 10.7 percent were making arrests or serving summonses, and 9.5 percent were assigned to protection duty. Another 3.6 percent were assigned to patrol or guard duty, and 2.4 percent had custody of prisoners. Those officers assigned to office duty and to court duty each made up 1.2 percent of the victim total, and the remaining 8.3 percent were assigned to other duties when assaulted. (Based on Table 48.) Of the 72 known assailants identified in connection with DOT law enforcement officer assaults, 15 were tried and found guilty, and 18 were awaiting trial at the time of publication. Three offenders were determined mentally incompetent to stand trial, and 3 were awaiting prosecutorial pros·e·cu·to·ri·al adj. Of, relating to, or concerned with prosecution: "a huge investigative and prosecutorial effort" Lucian K. Truscott IV. opinion. Five assailants died before they could be charged, and 3 remained at large. Prosecutors declined charges against 25 assailants. (See Table 49.) U.S. Capitol Police The U.S. Capitol Police reported assaults on 6 officers in 2001, with 2 officers sustaining personal injuries. All of the victims were attacked with personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.). (See Tables 44 and 47.) Five of the U.S. Capitol Police officers were on protection duty when assaulted. The remaining officer had custody of prisoners when attacked. (See Table 48.) Six assailants were identified in connection with the attacks on the U.S. Capitol Police. Two were awaiting trial, and 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 the remaining 4 assailants. (See Table 49.) U.S. Postal Inspection Service The U.S. Postal Inspection Service reported that 19 officers were assaulted in 2001, with 7 of the 19 officers sustaining personal injuries in the attacks. Of the total number of officers attacked, 11 of the officers were attacked with personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.). Two were attacked with firearms and 2 with vehicles. Three officers were attacked with other weapons, and 1 received a threat. (See Table 47.) Eight of the 19 U.S. Postal Inspection Service officers were assigned to office duty at the time of the assaults. Five were on patrol or guard duty, and 4 officers were conducting investigations or searches. One was making an arrest or serving a summonses, and 1 had custody of prisoners when assaulted. (See Table 48.) Eighteen known assailants were identified in connection with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service officer assaults. Three were tried and found guilty, and 11 were awaiting trial at the time of publication. Prosecution was pending against 3 assailants, and prosecution against 1 was declined. (See Table 49.)
Table 43
Assaults on Federal Officers
Number of Victims and Known Assailants by Department and Agency,
2000-2001
Known
Victims assailants
Department
Agency 2000 2001 2000 2001
Total 528 592 198 498
Department of the Interior 101 104 79 68
Bureau of Indian Affairs 2 0 1 0
National Park Service 99 104 78 68
Department of Justice 329 379 31 334
Drug Enforcement Administration 55 28 5 29
Federal Bureau of Investigation 25 34 19 26
Immigration and Naturalization
Service 242 286 (a) 266
U.S. Marshals Service 7 31 7 13
Department of the Treasury 76 84 67 72
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms 7 2 7 1
Internal Revenue Service 0 3 0 2
Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration 2 9 2 5
U.S. Customs Service 55 52 46 48
U.S. Secret Service 12 18 12 16
U.S. Capitol Police 7 6 9 6
U.S. Postal Inspection Service1 15 19 12 18
* The Immigration and Naturalization Service did not report known
assailant information for 2000.
Table 44
Assaults on Federal Officers
Number Killed and Injured Department and Agency, 2001
Killed Injured
Department Other Other
Agency Firearm weapon Firearm weapon
Total 0 2 4 122
Department of the Interior 0 0 1 22
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 0 0
National Park Service 0 0 1 22
Department of Justice 0 1 3 61
Drug Enforcement
Administration 0 0 3 0
Federal Bureau of
Investigation 0 1 0 3
Immigration and
Naturalization Service 0 0 0 36
U.S. Marshals Service 0 0 0 22
Department of the Treasury 0 1 0 30
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 0 0 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0 1
Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration 0 0 0 3
U.S. Customs Service 0 0 0 18
U.S. Secret Service 0 1 0 8
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0 0 2
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 0 0 0 7
Table 45
Assaults on Federal Officers
Type of Weapon by Extent of Injury, 1997-2001
Knife or
cutting
Extent of instru- Blunt
injury Total Firearm ment object Bomb
Total 3,028 383 43 64 34
1997 628 115 10 8 28
Killed 2 2 0 0 0
Injured 157 9 6 5 6
Not injured 469 104 4 3 22
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 592 46 4 28 0
Killed 2 0 0 0 0
Injured 126 4 2 22 0
Not injured 464 42 2 6 0
Extent of Personal
injury Vehicle weapons Threat Other
Total 334 1,033 367 770
1997 67 193 69 138
Killed 0 0 0 0
Injured 16 89 0 26
Not injured 51 104 69 112
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 67 195
Killed 0 0 0 2
Injured 17 67 0 14
Not injured 53 115 67 179
Table 46
Assaults on Federal Officers
Type of Weapon by Department, 1997-2001
Knife or
cutting
instru- Blunt
Department Total Firearm ment object Bomb
Total 3,028 383 43 64 34
Department of
the Interior 552 37 14 17 0
1997 115 6 4 5 0
1998 129 10 6 9 0
1999 103 4 2 2 0
2000 101 16 0 0 0
2001 104 1 2 1 0
Department of
Justice 1,730 304 15 38 15
1997 338 97 2 2 10
1998 300 46 3 0 0
1999 384 87 4 4 0
2000 329 37 4 5 5
2001 379 37 2 27 0
Department of
the Treasury 635 36 8 7 19
1997 149 11 0 1 18
1998 205 8 0 3 1
1999 121 9 5 3 0
2000 76 2 3 0 0
2001 84 6 0 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 28 3 0 0 0
1997 2 1 0 0 0
1998 7 2 0 0 0
1999 6 0 0 0 0
2000 7 0 0 0 0
2001 6 0 0 0 0
U.S. Postal
Inspection Service 83 3 6 2 0
1997 24 0 4 0 0
1998 12 0 0 1 0
1999 13 0 2 0 0
2000 15 1 0 1 0
2001 19 2 0 0 0
Personal
Department Vehicle weapons Threat Other
Total 334 1,033 367 770
Department of
the Interior 83 292 80 29
1997 14 67 13 6
1998 19 59 23 3
1999 18 64 7 6
2000 14 54 9 8
2001 18 48 28 6
Department of
Justice 153 397 111 697
1997 32 60 12 123
1998 33 102 8 108
1999 22 107 46 114
2000 27 63 19 169
2001 39 65 26 183
Department of
the Treasury 83 276 173 33
1997 17 52 44 6
1998 36 81 57 19
1999 14 50 37 3
2000 5 41 23 2
2001 11 52 12 3
U.S. Capitol Police 5 14 1 5
1997 1 0 0 0
1998 3 1 0 1
1999 0 3 1 2
2000 1 4 0 2
2001 0 6 0 0
U.S. Postal
Inspection Service 10 54 2 6
1997 3 14 0 3
1998 1 10 0 0
1999 1 10 0 0
2000 3 9 1 0
2001 2 11 1 3
Table 47
Assaults on Federal Officers
Type of Weapon by Department and Agency, 2001
Knife or
Department cutting
Agency Total Firearm instrument
Total 592 46 4
Department of the Interior 104 1 2
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 0
National Park Service 104 1 2
Department of Justice 379 37 2
Drug Enforcement Administration 28 13 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 34 7 0
Immigration and Naturalization
Service 286 17 2
U.S. Marshals Service 31 0 0
Department of the Treasury 84 6 0
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 2 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 3 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration 9 0 0
U.S. Customs Service 52 2 0
U.S. Secret Service 18 4 0
U.S. Capitol Police 6 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 19 2 0
Department Blunt
Agency object Bomb Vehicle
Total 28 0 70
Department of the Interior 1 0 18
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 0
National Park Service 1 0 18
Department of Justice 27 0 39
Drug Enforcement Administration 0 0 10
Federal Bureau of Investigation 0 0 2
Immigration and Naturalization
Service 11 0 26
U.S. Marshals Service 16 0 1
Department of the Treasury 0 0 11
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 0 0 2
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration 0 0 0
U.S. Customs Service 0 0 4
U.S. Secret Service 0 0 5
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 0 0 2
Department Personal
Agency weapons Threat Other
Total 182 67 195
Department of the Interior 48 28 6
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 0
National Park Service 48 28 6
Department of Justice 65 26 183
Drug Enforcement Administration 0 4 1
Federal Bureau of Investigation 4 19 2
Immigration and Naturalization
Service 49 3 178
U.S. Marshals Service 12 0 2
Department of the Treasury 52 12 3
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 0 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 3 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration 5 4 0
U.S. Customs Service 37 8 1
U.S. Secret Service 7 0 2
U.S. Capitol Police 6 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 11 1 3
Table 48
Assaults on Federal Officers
Type of Activity by Department and Agency, 2001
Department Arrests/ Court
Agency Total summons duty
Total 592 87 3
Department of the Interior 104 34 0
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 0
National Park Service 104 34 0
Department of Justice 379 43 2
Drug Enforcement Administration 28 19 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 34 2 0
Immigration and Naturalization
Service 286 15 0
U.S. Marshals Service 31 7 2
Department of the Treasury 84 9 1
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 2 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 3 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration 9 3 0
U.S. Customs Service 52 2 1
U.S. Secret Service 18 4 0
U.S. Capitol Police 6 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 19 1 0
Custody Investi- Protec-
Department of gations/ tion
Agency prisoners searches duty
Total 20 107 59
Department of the Interior 6 15 46
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 0
National Park Service 6 15 46
Department of Justice 10 35 0
Drug Enforcement Administration 2 2 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 1 22 0
Immigration and Naturalization
Service 5 9 0
U.S. Marshals Service 2 2 0
Department of the Treasury 2 53 8
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 0 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 1 2
Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration 0 6 0
U.S. Customs Service 2 42 0
U.S. Secret Service 0 4 6
U.S. Capitol Police 1 0 5
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 1 4 0
Patrol/
Department Office guard
Agency duty duty Other
Total 18 258 40
Department of the Interior 1 1 1
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 0
National Park Service 1 1 1
Department of Justice 8 249 32
Drug Enforcement Administration 1 0 4
Federal Bureau of Investigation 4 1 4
Immigration and Naturalization
Service 3 232 22
U.S. Marshals Service 0 16 2
Department of the Treasury 1 3 7
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 0 0 2
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration 0 0 0
U.S. Customs Service 1 0 4
U.S. Secret Service 0 3 1
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 8 5 0
Table 49
Assaults on Federal Officers
Disposition of Known Assailants by Department and Agency, 2001
Persons not charged
Pending
Department prosecutive
Agency Total Deceased opinion
Total 194 15 16
Department of the Interior 68 0 3
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 0
National Park Service 68 0 3
Department of Justice30 10 7
Drug Enforcement
Administration (1) 2 2 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 26 7 7
Immigration and Naturalization
Service (2) 2 1
U.S. Marshals Service (3)
Department of the Treasury 72 5 3
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 1 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 2 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 5 0 3
U.S. Customs Service 48 0 0
U.S. Secret Service 16 5 0
U.S. Capitol Police 6 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 18 0 3
Persons not Persons charged
charged
Incompe-
tent
Department Prosecution to stand
Agency declined Fugitive trial
Total 38 8 4
Department of the Interior 6 4 1
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 0
National Park Service 6 4 1
Department of Justice30 2 1 0
Drug Enforcement
Administration (1) 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 2 0 0
Immigration and Naturalization
Service (2) 1
U.S. Marshals Service (3)
Department of the Treasury 25 3 3
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 0 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 1 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 1 0 1
U.S. Customs Service 24 2 2
U.S. Secret Service 0 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 4 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 1 0 0
Persons charged
Department Awaiting Dismissed/
Agency trial not guilty Guilty
Total 63 6 44
Department of the Interior 29 6 19
Bureau of Indian Affairs 0 0 0
National Park Service 29 6 19
Department of Justice30 3 0 7
Drug Enforcement
Administration (1)
Federal Bureau of Investigation 3 0 7
Immigration and Naturalization
Service (2)
U.S. Marshals Service (3)
Department of the Treasury 18 0 15
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms 0 0 1
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 1
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 0 0 0
U.S. Customs Service 12 0 8
U.S. Secret Service 6 0 5
U.S. Capitol Police 2 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 11 0 3
(1) The Drug Enforcement Administration did not report disposition
information for 27 known assailants.
(2) The Immigration and Naturalization Service did not report
disposition information for 264 known assailants.
(3) The U.S. Marshals Service did not report disposition information
for 13 known assailants.
Table 50
Assaults on Federal Officers
Type of Weapon by Region, Geographic Division, and State, 2001
Knife or
cutting Blunt
Area Total Firearm instrument object
Total (1) 564 33 4 28
NORTHEAST 35 3 0 0
New England 3 0 0 0
Connecticut 0 0 0 0
Maine 0 0 0 0
Massachusetts 3 0 0 0
New Hampshire 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 32 3 0 0
New Jersey 6 0 0 0
New York 22 2 0 0
Pennsylvania 4 1 0 0
MIDWEST 21 5 0 0
East North Central 17 5 0 0
Illinois 5 1 0 0
Indiana 0 0 0 0
Michigan 9 3 0 0
Ohio 3 1 0 0
Wisconsin 0 0 0 0
West North Central 4 0 0 0
Iowa 1 0 0 0
Kansas 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 0
Missouri 2 0 0 0
Nebraska 1 0 0 0
North Dakota 0 0 0 0
South Dakota 0 0 0 0
SOUTH 132 8 3 3
South Atlantic 78 5 2 0
Delaware 0 0 0 0
District of Columbia 35 5 2 0
Florida 10 0 0 0
Georgia 1 0 0 0
Maryland 11 0 0 0
North Carolina 6 0 0 0
South Carolina 0 0 0 0
Virginia 13 0 0 0
West Virginia 2 0 0 0
East South Central 8 0 0 0
Alabama 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 3 0 0 0
Mississippi 1 0 0 0
Tennessee 4 0 0 0
West South Central 46 3 1 3
Arkansas 0 0 0 0
Louisiana 4 0 0 0
Oklahoma 0 0 0 0
Texas 42 3 1 3
WEST 332 15 1 9
Mountain 184 4 0 0
Arizona 166 4 0 0
Colorado 1 0 0 0
Idaho 0 0 0 0
Montana 1 0 0 0
Nevada 7 0 0 0
New Mexico 9 0 0 0
Utah 0 0 0 0
Wyoming 0 0 0 0
Pacific 148 11 1 9
Alaska 0 0 0 0
California 143 10 1 9
Hawaii 1 0 0 0
Oregon 1 0 0 0
Washington 3 1 0 0
U.S. TERRITORIES 43 2 0 16
American Samoa 0 0 0 0
Guam 0 0 0 0
Mariana Islands 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 41 2 0 16
U.S. Virgin Islands 2 0 0 0
FOREIGN 1 0 0 0
Mexico 1 0 0 0
Personal
Area Vehicle weapons Threat Other
Total (1) 60 182 63 194
NORTHEAST 4 24 1 3
New England 1 2 0 0
Connecticut 0 0 0 0
Maine 0 0 0 0
Massachusetts 1 2 0 0
New Hampshire 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 3 22 1 3
New Jersey 3 2 0 1
New York 0 17 1 2
Pennsylvania 0 3 0 0
MIDWEST 3 5 6 2
East North Central 2 4 4 2
Illinois 0 1 2 1
Indiana 0 0 0 0
Michigan 2 3 0 1
Ohio 0 0 2 0
Wisconsin 0 0 0 0
West North Central 1 1 2 0
Iowa 1 0 0 0
Kansas 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 0
Missouri 0 0 2 0
Nebraska 0 1 0 0
North Dakota 0 0 0 0
South Dakota 0 0 0 0
SOUTH 25 78 9 6
South Atlantic 18 45 5 3
Delaware 0 0 0 0
District of Columbia 6 18 2 2
Florida 2 6 1 1
Georgia 0 1 0 0
Maryland 3 8 0 0
North Carolina 2 3 1 0
South Carolina 0 0 0 0
Virginia 5 7 1 0
West Virginia 0 2 0 0
East South Central 0 7 1 0
Alabama 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 0 3 0 0
Mississippi 0 0 1 0
Tennessee 0 4 0 0
West South Central 7 26 3 3
Arkansas 0 0 0 0
Louisiana 3 0 0 1
Oklahoma 0 0 0 0
Texas 4 26 3 2
WEST 27 74 25 181
Mountain 14 38 8 120
Arizona 10 29 6 117
Colorado 1 0 0 0
Idaho 0 0 0 0
Montana 0 0 1 0
Nevada 0 4 1 2
New Mexico 3 5 0 1
Utah 0 0 0 0
Wyoming 0 0 0 0
Pacific 13 36 17 61
Alaska 0 0 0 0
California 13 34 16 60
Hawaii 0 0 0 1
Oregon 0 0 1 0
Washington 0 2 0 0
U.S. TERRITORIES 1 0 22 2
American Samoa 0 0 0 0
Guam 0 0 0 0
Mariana Islands 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 1 0 20 2
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 2 0
FOREIGN 0 1 0 0
Mexico 0 1 0 0
(1) Locales were not reported for 28 officers with the Drug
Enforcement Administration.
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