Law enforcement officers assaulted.
MethodologySection II contains data pertaining to assaults on sworn local, state, and tribal law enforcement officers. The UCR Program collects information monthly from the agencies that collect and submit data either through their state UCR Program or, for the non-Program states, directly to the FBI. For data to be included in Section II, law enforcement agencies must have submitted information for all 12 months of 2004 on officers who were assaulted as well as the number of people they employed full time for the reporting year.
Law enforcement agencies report to the UCR Program the number of assaults resulting in injuries to their officers or instances in which an offender used a weapon that could have caused serious injury or death. Agencies record other assaults only if they involved more than verbal abuse or minor resistance to an arrest.
Overview
In 2004, the FBI collected data from 10,459 law enforcement agencies that provided services to nearly 226 million persons (76.8 percent of the Nation's population). The participating law enforcement agencies employed 499,396 officers, and of these, 59,373 were assaulted while performing their duties, a rate of 11.9 assaults per 100 officers. The assaults resulted in injuries to 16,563 of these officers. (See Table 63.)
By region, law enforcement agencies in the South, the Nation's most populous region, indicated that officers in the region were assaulted at a rate of 13.8 assaults per 100 officers employed. Officers in the West were assaulted at a rate of 11.0 per 100 officers, agencies in the Midwest reported that officers were assaulted at a rate of 10.5 for every 100 officers employed, and the Northeast had a rate of 9.6 assaults per 100 officers. (See Table 63.)
By population group, the rate of assaults was highest, 17.1 assaults per 100 officers, in law enforcement agencies in cities with populations of 250,000 or more residents. Among the population groups labeled city, the rate was lowest, 7.9 assaults per 100 officers, in those agencies with under 10,000 inhabitants. Law enforcement officers in metropolitan counties experienced a rate of 10.3 assaults per 100 officers, and agencies in nonmetropolitan counties had a rate of 6.2 assaults for every 100 officers. (See Table 64.)
Injuries
Of the 59,373 officers who were assaulted in 2004, 27.9 percent of those officers suffered injuries. Among the Nation's four regions, law enforcement agencies in the Northeast had the highest percentage, 32.6, of injuries among officers assaulted. In the Midwest, 28.9 percent of the officers in the Midwest who were assaulted suffered injuries, followed by the West with 28.1 percent, and the South with 26.2 percent. (Based on Table 63.)
A review of the data by population group showed that law enforcement agencies in the Nation's smallest cities, those under 10,000 in population, had the highest percentage, 30.3 percent, of its officers injured during assaults. Agencies in cities with populations of 25,000 to 49,999 inhabitants had the lowest percentage of officers injured at 26.7 percent. In metropolitan counties, 27.1 percent of the assaulted officers sustained injuries, and in nonmetropolitan counties, 27.4 percent. (Based on Table 64.)
Times
In 2004, the largest percentage, 28.8, of assaults on law enforcement officers occurred from 10:01 p.m. and 2 a.m., and the smallest percentage, 6.4, occurred from 4:01 a.m. to 8 a.m. The time of the attacks continued a long-time trend as the largest percentage, 29.5, of assaults on police officers over the past 10 years (1995-2004) also occurred from 10:01 p.m. and 2 a.m., and, likewise, the smallest percentage, 6.2, took place from 4:01 a.m. to 8 a.m. (Based on Table 65.)
Circumstances
An examination of the assault data revealed that most officers, 30.7 percent, were assaulted when responding to disturbance calls. Thirteen percent of the officers were handling, transporting, or had custody of prisoners, 11.1 percent were conducting traffic pursuits or stops, and 9.3 percent were investigating suspicious persons or circumstances. Nearly 2 percent (1.8) of the officers were handling mentally deranged persons at the time they were assaulted, 1.4 percent were investigating burglaries in progress or were pursuing burglary suspects, 1.2 percent were policing civil disorders, and 0.9 percent were responding to robberies in progress or were pursuing robbery suspects. The circumstance in which the lowest percentage of law enforcement officers, 0.3 percent, were assaulted was ambush situations. Over 16 percent (16.3) of officers were attempting other types of arrests, and 13.8 percent were attacked while performing other duties. (See Table 67.)
Clearances
Law enforcement may clear offenses either by arrest or by exceptional means, i.e., when elements beyond the control of law enforcement prevent the placing of formal charges against the offender. In 2004, law enforcement agencies cleared 87.5 percent of the 59,373 assaults on their officers. By circumstance, these agencies cleared the greatest percentage, 89 percent, of assaults on officers who were responding to disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar fights, etc.). The circumstance with the lowest percentage of clearances, 66.7 percent, was ambush situations. (See Table 66.)
Types of Assignment
An examination of the data concerning types of assignments in which officers were working when they were assaulted revealed that 80.4 percent of the officers were assigned to vehicle patrols: of these, 78.5 percent were assigned to 1-of.cer patrols, and 21.5 percent were assigned to 2-of.cer patrols. Five percent of the officers assaulted were assigned to detective duties or had special assignments, and 14.6 percent of the officers were assigned to other duties. Of the officers assaulted, 70.1 percent received assistance from fellow officers and 29.9 percent were alone and unassisted. (Based on Table 67.)
Weapons
As in past years, offenders used personal weapons, such as hands, fists, or feet, in the majority of assaults, 80.1 percent, on law enforcement officers. Offenders used firearms in 3.6 of the assaults on officers and knives or cutting instruments in 1.9 percent of the assaults. Attackers used other dangerous weapons in 14.5 percent of assaults on law enforcement officers. (See Table 69.)
Concerning the officers who sustained injuries when they were attacked with these weapons, 29.4 percent of the officers assaulted with personal weapons suffered injuries. Of the officers attacked by persons with knives or cutting instruments, 14.1 percent suffered injuries, and of those assaulted by persons with firearms, 9.6 percent suffered injuries. Over a quarter, 25.7 percent, of the officers attacked by persons with other types of dangerous weapons suffered injuries. (See Table 68.)
Table 2.1 Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted Population Covered and Number of Reporting Agencies by Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency, 2004 Number of reporting Population Number of Population group agencies covered employed Total 10,459 225,597,839 499,396 Group I (cities 250,000 and over) 61 38,952,367 91,146 Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999) 154 23,084,084 41,833 Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999) 354 24,336,875 42,201 Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999) 621 21,539,903 39,072 Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999) 1,388 21,950,833 42,714 Group VI (cities under 10,000) (1) 5,415 17,971,779 60,705 Metropolitan counties (1) 879 55,824,865 138,896 Nonmetropolitan counties (1) 1,587 21,937,133 42,829 (1) Includes universities and colleges, state police agencies, and/or other agencies to which no population is attributed. Table 63 Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted Region and Geographic Division, 2004 Rate per Assaults Rate per Total 100 with 100 Area (1) officers injury officers Total 59,373 11.9 16,563 3.3 NORTHEAST 7,821 9.6 2,550 3.1 New England 1,526 8.7 418 2.4 Middle Atlantic 6,295 9.9 2,132 3.3 MIDWEST 8,346 10.5 2,416 3.0 East North Central 4,052 8.6 1,431 3.1 West North Central 4,294 13.1 985 3.0 SOUTH 29,244 13.8 7,670 3.6 South Atlantic 17,824 15.9 4,112 3.7 East South Central 3,633 10.8 1,252 3.7 West South Central 7,787 11.8 2,306 3.5 WEST 13,962 11.0 3,927 3.1 Mountain 4,668 12.6 1,092 2.9 Pacific 9,294 10.3 2,835 3.1 Number of Number of reporting Population officers Area agencies covered employed Total 10,456 225,597,839 499,396 NORTHEAST 1,884 33,459,255 81,316 New England 442 7,969,776 17,491 Middle Atlantic 1,442 25,489,479 63,825 MIDWEST 2,804 41,111,906 79,533 East North Central 1,269 24,085,816 46,853 West North Central 1,535 17,026,090 32,680 SOUTH 4,192 90,761,001 211,397 South Atlantic 1,695 45,882,155 111,929 East South Central 1,063 14,654,727 33,680 West South Central 1,434 30,224,119 65,788 WEST 1,579 60,265,677 127,150 Mountain 723 18,235,236 37,033 Pacific 856 42,030,441 90,117 (1) Regional and divisional totals do not include data for Illinois, Vermont, and West Virginia, which were not available for inclusion in this tabulation. Table 64 Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency, 2004 Rate per Assaults Rate per 100 with 100 Population group Total officers injury officers Total 59,373 11.9 16,563 3.3 Group I (cities 250,000 and over) 15,617 17.1 4,279 4.7 Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999) 6,505 15.5 1,866 4.5 Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999) 6,159 14.6 1,808 4.3 Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999) 4,865 12.5 1,301 3.3 Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999) 4,471 10.5 1,252 2.9 Group VI (cities under 10,000) 4,783 7.9 1,447 2.4 Metropolitan counties 14,317 10.3 3,883 2.8 Nonmetropolitan counties 2,656 6.2 727 1.7 Table 65 Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted Time of Day of Incident, Percent Distribution, 1995-2004 Time Total 1995 1996 1997 Total 566,523 57,762 46,608 52,149 Percent distribution (1) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 A.M. 12:01 - 2 86,152 9,008 7,251 7,971 15.2 15.6 15.6 15.3 2:01 - 4 55,086 5,672 4,582 5,013 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.6 4:01 - 6 21,349 2,194 1,750 1,894 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.6 6:01 - 8 13,799 1,241 915 1,072 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.1 8:01 - 10 21,886 1,899 1,601 1,846 3.9 3.3 3.4 3.5 10:01 - Noon 28,143 2,682 2,008 2,333 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.5 P.M. 12:01 - 2 32,441 3,127 2,546 2,772 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.3 2:01 - 4 40,421 3,868 3,281 3,659 7.1 6.7 7.0 7.0 4:01 - 6 50,767 5,097 4,143 4,719 9.0 8.8 8.9 9.0 6:01 - 8 60,512 6,139 5,082 5,727 10.7 10.6 10.9 11.0 8:01 - 10 74,822 7,780 6,319 7,108 13.2 13.5 13.6 13.6 10:01 - Midnight 81,145 9,055 7,130 8,035 14.3 15.7 15.3 15.4 Time 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total 60,673 55,971 58,398 57,463 Percent distribution (1) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 A.M. 12:01 - 2 8,986 8,426 8,960 8,924 14.8 15.1 15.3 15.5 2:01 - 4 5,858 5,371 5,708 5,771 9.7 9.6 9.8 10.0 4:01 - 6 2,240 2,020 2,254 2,224 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.9 6:01 - 8 1,505 1,331 1,427 1,514 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.6 8:01 - 10 2,355 2,060 2,311 2,304 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.0 10:01 - Noon 3,021 2,675 2,920 2,905 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.1 P.M. 12:01 - 2 3,246 3,006 3,641 3,349 5.3 5.4 6.2 5.8 2:01 - 4 4,225 4,053 3,929 4,168 7.0 7.2 6.7 7.3 4:01 - 6 5,505 5,152 5,298 5,039 9.1 9.2 9.1 8.8 6:01 - 8 6,553 6,012 6,198 6,087 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.6 8:01 - 10 8,125 7,697 7,675 7,577 13.4 13.8 13.1 13.2 10:01 - Midnight 9,054 8,168 8,077 7,601 14.9 14.6 13.8 13.2 Time 2002 2003 2004 Total 59,526 58,600 59,373 Percent distribution (1) 100.0 100.0 100.0 A.M. 12:01 - 2 8,815 8,924 8,887 14.8 15.2 15.0 2:01 - 4 5,753 5,604 5,754 9.7 9.6 9.7 4:01 - 6 2,314 2,288 2,171 3.9 3.9 3.7 6:01 - 8 1,608 1,569 1,617 2.7 2.7 2.7 8:01 - 10 2,496 2,434 2,580 4.2 4.2 4.3 10:01 - Noon 3,167 3,199 3,233 5.3 5.5 5.4 P.M. 12:01 - 2 3,586 3,567 3,601 6.0 6.1 6.1 2:01 - 4 4,389 4,368 4,481 7.4 7.5 7.5 4:01 - 6 5,332 5,197 5,285 9.0 8.9 8.9 6:01 - 8 6,278 6,408 6,028 10.5 10.9 10.2 8:01 - 10 7,609 7,397 7,535 12.8 12.6 12.7 10:01 - Midnight 8,179 7,645 8,201 13.7 13.0 13.8 (1) Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0. NOTE: Assault figures published in prior years' editions of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted have been updated in this table. Table 66 Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted Circumstance at Scene of Incident and Percent Cleared (1) by Population Group, 2004 Group Group Group Group Circumstance Total I II III IV Total 59,373 15,617 6,505 6,159 4,865 Percent cleared 87.5 90.2 86.9 87.5 85.8 Disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar fights, person with firearm, etc.) 18,234 4,932 2,227 2,073 1,609 Percent cleared 89.0 91.4 87.2 88.7 85.8 Burglaries in progress/ pursuing burglary suspects 850 261 118 90 78 Percent cleared 86.8 83.1 89.0 93.3 79.5 Robberies in progress/ pursuing robbery suspects 544 223 60 54 45 Percent cleared 87.3 86.1 81.7 87.0 86.7 Attempting other arrests 9,674 2,348 1,150 1,165 986 Percent cleared 88.8 92.9 88.1 87.2 87.7 Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 734 175 100 100 68 Percent cleared 86.9 85.7 89.0 84.0 91.2 Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners 7,748 1,777 589 532 534 Percent cleared 87.8 95.3 88.8 88.5 84.6 Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances 5,532 1,936 652 684 453 Percent cleared 86.7 87.0 84.8 86.7 83.9 Ambush situations 189 63 17 12 7 Percent cleared 66.7 74.6 64.7 75.0 71.4 Handling mentally deranged persons 1,079 252 91 110 86 Percent cleared 81.3 78.6 87.9 82.7 81.4 Traffic pursuits/stops 6,568 1,689 682 634 477 Percent cleared 86.7 88.6 86.4 86.9 88.7 All other 8,221 1,961 819 705 522 Percent cleared 85.0 87.7 85.7 85.4 83.7 Nonmet- Group Group Metropolitan ropolitan Circumstance V VI counties counties Total 4,471 4,783 14,317 2,656 Percent cleared 84.1 87.4 87.1 83.7 Disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar fights, person with firearm, etc.) 1,628 1,497 3,537 731 Percent cleared 85.0 88.6 91.0 87.4 Burglaries in progress/ pursuing burglary suspects 56 49 177 21 Percent cleared 80.4 87.8 92.1 90.5 Robberies in progress/ pursuing robbery suspects 34 22 92 14 Percent cleared 97.1 95.5 91.3 71.4 Attempting other arrests 859 831 1,901 434 Percent cleared 81.3 88.3 90.1 85.3 Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 58 67 140 26 Percent cleared 91.4 83.6 85.7 92.3 Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners 510 563 2,823 420 Percent cleared 84.7 91.3 84.4 79.3 Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances 363 408 882 154 Percent cleared 84.8 89.5 88.7 84.4 Ambush situations 15 22 44 9 Percent cleared 80.0 59.1 56.8 44.4 Handling mentally deranged persons 70 122 293 55 Percent cleared 88.6 84.4 78.5 78.2 Traffic pursuits/stops 450 643 1,559 434 Percent cleared 84.9 85.8 85.4 85.7 All other 428 559 2,869 358 Percent cleared 82.2 80.7 85.1 77.9 (1) Offenses reported to the national UCR Program can be cleared either by arrest placing formal charges against the offender). Table 67 Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, Percent Distribution, 2004 1-Officer vehicle 2-Officer Circumstance Total vehicle Alone Assisted Total 59,373 10,245 14,382 23,121 Percent of total assignments (1) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar fights, person with firearm, etc.) 18,234 3,420 4,205 8,699 Percent of total assignments 30.7 33.4 29.2 37.6 Burglaries in progress/ pursuing burglary suspects 850 164 195 391 Percent of total assignments 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.7 Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects 544 132 119 228 Percent of total assignments 0.9 1.3 0.8 1.0 Attempting other arrests 9,674 1,519 2,159 3,975 Percent of total assignments 16.3 14.8 15.0 17.2 Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 734 141 150 244 Percent of total assignments 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.1 Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners 7,748 830 1,448 2,008 Percent of total assignments 13.0 8.1 10.1 8.7 Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances 5,532 1,431 1,390 1,849 Percent of total assignments 9.3 14.0 9.7 8.0 Ambush situations 189 28 56 40 Percent of total assignments 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 Handling mentally deranged persons 1,079 195 223 507 Percent of total assignments 1.8 1.9 1.6 2.2 Traffic pursuits/stops 6,568 1,170 2,168 2,675 Percent of total assignments 11.1 11.4 15.1 11.6 All other 8,221 1,215 2,269 2,505 Percent of total assignments 13.8 11.9 15.8 10.8 Detective/ special assignment Other Circumstance Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Total 920 2,035 2,472 6,198 Percent of total assignments (1) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar fights, person with firearm, etc.) 213 273 339 1,085 Percent of total assignments 23.2 13.4 13.7 17.5 Burglaries in progress/ pursuing burglary suspects 11 28 19 42 Percent of total assignments 1.2 1.4 0.8 0.7 Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects 13 12 16 24 Percent of total assignments 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 Attempting other arrests 173 630 309 909 Percent of total assignments 18.8 31.0 12.5 14.7 Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 18 45 42 94 Percent of total assignments 2.0 2.2 1.7 1.5 Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners 111 242 816 2,293 Percent of total assignments 12.1 11.9 33.0 37.0 Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances 110 256 145 351 Percent of total assignments 12.0 12.6 5.9 5.7 Ambush situations 2 10 24 29 Percent of total assignments 0.2 0.5 1.0 0.5 Handling mentally deranged persons 9 20 24 101 Percent of total assignments 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.6 Traffic pursuits/stops 61 165 70 259 Percent of total assignments 6.6 8.1 2.8 4.2 All other 199 354 668 1,011 Percent of total assignments 21.6 17.4 27.0 16.3 (1) Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0. Table 68 Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted Number of Assaults and Percent Injured by Type of Weapon, 1995-2004 Knife or other Other cutting dangerous Total Firearm instrument weapon 1995 Total assaults 57,762 2,354 1,356 6,414 Percent injured 30.0 19.0 23.9 31.1 1996 Total assaults 46,608 1,878 871 5,069 Percent injured 32.1 24.8 30.7 39.4 1997 Total assaults 52,149 2,110 971 5,800 Percent injured 30.4 23.1 25.4 32.1 1998 Total assaults 60,673 2,126 1,098 7,415 Percent injured 30.7 20.7 23.7 30.2 1999 Total assaults 55,971 1,772 999 7,560 Percent injured 28.0 11.9 17.5 27.1 2000 Total assaults 58,398 1,749 1,015 8,132 Percent injured 28.1 11.4 15.2 26.9 2001 Total assaults 57,463 1,841 1,168 8,233 Percent injured 28.3 10.3 15.3 26.1 2002 Total assaults 59,526 1,927 1,061 8,526 Percent injured 28.2 11.4 15.1 25.7 2003 Total assaults 58,600 1,879 1,084 8,180 Percent injured 28.2 10.7 13.4 25.4 2004 Total assaults 59,373 2,109 1,121 8,598 Percent injured 27.9 9.6 14.1 25.7 Number of Number of Personal reporting Population officers weapons agencies covered employed 1995 Total assaults 47,638 8,503 191,759,197 428,379 Percent injured 30.7 1996 Total assaults 38,790 7,803 165,263,526 371,964 Percent injured 31.5 1997 Total assaults 43,268 8,120 184,824,864 411,015 Percent injured 30.6 1998 Total assaults 50,034 8,153 193,098,427 452,361 Percent injured 31.3 1999 Total assaults 45,640 9,832 207,124,112 462,782 Percent injured 29.0 2000 Total assaults 47,502 8,940 204,598,589 452,531 Percent injured 29.2 2001 Total assaults 46,221 9,773 213,645,308 471,096 Percent injured 29.7 2002 Total assaults 48,012 10,164 219,424,713 491,009 Percent injured 29.7 2003 Total assaults 47,457 10,539 225,769,768 501,738 Percent injured 29.7 2004 Total assaults 47,545 10,459 225,597,839 499,396 Percent injured 29.4 NOTE: Assault figures published Law Enforcement Officers in prior years' edition of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted have been updated in this table. Table 69 Law Enforcement Officers Region, Geographic Division, and State by Type of Weapon, 2004 Knife or other cutting Area Total Firearm instrument Total 59,373 2,109 1,121 Percent distribution (1) 100.0 3.6 1.9 NORTHEAST 7,821 373 142 New England 1,526 17 17 Connecticut 400 5 8 Maine 285 0 2 Massachusetts 172 2 1 New Hampshire 204 1 0 Rhode Island 465 9 6 Vermont (2) Middle Atlantic 6,295 356 125 New Jersey 2,968 47 30 New York 705 3 6 Pennsylvania 2,622 306 89 MIDWEST 8,346 258 135 East North Central 4,052 92 64 Illinois (2) Indiana 1,198 15 8 Michigan 1,229 41 34 Ohio 742 11 12 Wisconsin 883 25 10 West North Central 4,294 166 71 Iowa 484 7 10 Kansas 1,118 19 13 Minnesota 65 2 4 Missouri 2,353 134 35 Nebraska 180 1 4 North Dakota 52 0 0 South Dakota 42 3 5 SOUTH 29,244 938 569 South Atlantic 17,824 399 285 Delaware 330 10 12 District of Columbia (3) 42 2 0 Florida 8,717 164 137 Georgia 791 29 11 Maryland 3,864 54 46 North Carolina 1,741 59 37 South Carolina 981 34 18 Virginia 1,358 47 24 West Virginia (2) East South Central 3,633 279 122 Alabama 345 12 3 Kentucky 733 78 41 Mississippi 310 21 4 Tennessee 2,245 168 74 West South Central 7,787 260 162 Arkansas 138 13 1 Louisiana 1,907 15 13 Oklahoma 898 62 16 Texas 4,844 170 132 WEST 13,962 540 275 Mountain 4,668 222 132 Arizona 2,067 122 47 Colorado 815 39 16 Idaho 282 8 7 Montana 63 3 3 Nevada 458 16 19 New Mexico 672 23 37 Utah 254 6 2 Wyoming 57 5 1 Pacific 9,294 318 143 Alaska 217 21 9 California 7,330 249 109 Hawaii 324 11 5 Oregon 322 5 1 Washington 1,101 32 19 Other Number of dangerous Personal reporting Area weapon weapons agencies Total 8,598 47,545 10,459 Percent distribution (1) 14.5 80.1 NORTHEAST 1,016 6,290 1,884 New England 190 1,302 442 Connecticut 47 340 99 Maine 20 263 130 Massachusetts 18 151 52 New Hampshire 18 185 118 Rhode Island 87 363 43 Vermont (2) Middle Atlantic 826 4,988 1,442 New Jersey 395 2,496 482 New York 80 616 373 Pennsylvania 351 1,876 587 MIDWEST 901 7,052 2,804 East North Central 370 3,526 1,269 Illinois (2) Indiana 86 1,089 171 Michigan 166 988 560 Ohio 88 631 204 Wisconsin 30 818 334 West North Central 531 3,526 1,535 Iowa 102 365 229 Kansas 72 1,014 240 Minnesota 9 50 298 Missouri 320 1,864 488 Nebraska 22 153 128 North Dakota 2 50 71 South Dakota 4 30 81 SOUTH 4,612 23,125 4,192 South Atlantic 2,769 14,371 1,695 Delaware 66 242 51 District of Columbia (3) 7 33 1 Florida 1,458 6,958 400 Georgia 94 657 189 Maryland 497 3,267 146 North Carolina 183 1,462 381 South Carolina 132 797 286 Virginia 332 955 241 West Virginia (2) East South Central 956 2,276 1,063 Alabama 63 267 257 Kentucky 268 346 260 Mississippi 25 260 109 Tennessee 600 1,403 437 West South Central 887 6,478 1,434 Arkansas 15 109 38 Louisiana 129 1,750 128 Oklahoma 111 709 297 Texas 632 3,910 971 WEST 2,069 11,078 1,579 Mountain 887 3,427 723 Arizona 330 1,568 82 Colorado 293 467 188 Idaho 15 252 117 Montana 13 44 76 Nevada 75 348 34 New Mexico 111 501 66 Utah 44 202 99 Wyoming 6 45 61 Pacific 1,182 7,651 856 Alaska 34 153 30 California 982 5,990 453 Hawaii 26 282 3 Oregon 27 289 137 Washington 113 937 233 Number of Population officers Area covered employed Total 225,597,839 499,396 Percent distribution (1) NORTHEAST 33,459,255 81,316 New England 7,969,776 17,491 Connecticut 3,473,737 1,833 Maine 1,314,897 1,883 Massachusetts 1,190,760 3,663 New Hampshire 916,087 1,639 Rhode Island 1,074,295 2,473 Vermont (2) Middle Atlantic 25,489,479 63,825 New Jersey 8,344,887 22,588 New York 9,551,445 23,587 Pennsylvania 7,593,147 17,650 MIDWEST 41,111,906 79,533 East North Central 24,085,816 46,853 Illinois (2) Indiana 4,995,588 8,323 Michigan 9,711,566 19,699 Ohio 4,253,901 7,600 Wisconsin 5,124,761 11,231 West North Central 17,026,090 32,680 Iowa 2,918,033 4,357 Kansas 2,069,011 5,525 Minnesota 4,298,305 6,802 Missouri 4,977,855 10,779 Nebraska 1,596,305 3,269 North Dakota 585,488 986 South Dakota 581,093 962 SOUTH 90,761,001 211,397 South Atlantic 45,882,155 111,929 Delaware 754,178 1,985 District of Columbia (3) 0 353 Florida 17,388,725 42,343 Georgia 4,276,053 12,609 Maryland 5,553,146 14,895 North Carolina 6,482,360 15,319 South Carolina 4,135,164 9,756 Virginia 7,292,529 14,669 West Virginia (2) East South Central 14,654,727 33,680 Alabama 3,951,087 8,226 Kentucky 3,073,406 6,115 Mississippi 1,789,015 3,886 Tennessee 5,841,219 15,453 West South Central 30,224,119 65,788 Arkansas 858,754 2,050 Louisiana 3,492,509 12,088 Oklahoma 3,523,553 6,189 Texas 22,349,303 45,461 WEST 60,265,677 127,150 Mountain 18,235,236 37,033 Arizona 5,435,217 10,909 Colorado 4,270,477 10,132 Idaho 1,383,429 2,441 Montana 631,069 977 Nevada 2,329,511 4,372 New Mexico 1,493,844 3,593 Utah 2,198,996 3,532 Wyoming 492,693 1,077 Pacific 42,030,441 90,117 Alaska 639,285 1,164 California 31,125,529 72,699 Hawaii 1,103,758 2,333 Oregon 3,039,800 4,222 Washington 6,122,069 9,699 (1) Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0. (2) Data for Illinois, Vermont, and West Virginia were not available for inclusion in this table. (3) The figure represents the number of assaults on officers reported by the Metro Transit Police. Table 70 Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency by Type of Weapon, 2004 Knife or other cutting Population group Total Firearm instrument Total 59,373 2,109 1,121 Percent distribution (1) 100.0 3.6 1.9 Group I (cities 250,000 and over) 15,617 873 323 Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999) 6,505 172 122 Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999) 6,159 163 108 Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999) 4,865 114 71 Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999) 4,471 82 71 Group VI (cities under 10,000) 4,783 137 100 Metropolitan counties 14,317 374 246 Nonmetropolitan counties 2,656 194 80 Other dangerous Personal Population group weapon weapons Total 8,598 47,545 Percent distribution (1) 14.5 80.1 Group I (cities 250,000 and over) 2,367 12,054 Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999) 1,002 5,209 Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999) 815 5,073 Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999) 647 4,033 Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999) 572 3,746 Group VI (cities under 10,000) 749 3,797 Metropolitan counties 1,938 11,759 Nonmetropolitan counties 508 1,874 (1) Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0. Table 71 Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, Percent Distribution, (1) 2004 Knife or other cutting Circumstance Total Firearm instrument Total 59,373 2,109 1,121 Percent distribution 100.0 3.6 1.9 Disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar fights, person with firearm, etc.) 18,234 763 550 Percent distribution 100.0 4.2 3.0 Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects 850 59 32 Percent distribution 100.0 6.9 3.8 Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects 544 112 20 Percent distribution 100.0 20.6 3.7 Attempting other arrests 9,674 246 119 Percent distribution 100.0 2.5 1.2 Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 734 15 9 Percent distribution 100.0 2.0 1.2 Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners 7,748 33 23 Percent distribution 100.0 0.4 0.3 Investigating suspicious persons/ circumstances 5,532 302 117 Percent distribution 100.0 5.5 2.1 Ambush situations 189 40 5 Percent distribution 100.0 21.2 2.6 Handling mentally deranged persons 1,079 32 80 Percent distribution 100.0 3.0 7.4 Traffic pursuits/stops 6,568 209 42 Percent distribution 100.0 3.2 0.6 All other 8,221 298 124 Percent distribution 100.0 3.6 1.5 Other dangerous Personal Circumstance weapon weapons Total 8,598 47,545 Percent distribution 14.5 80.1 Disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar fights, person with firearm, etc.) 1,743 15,178 Percent distribution 9.6 83.2 Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects 219 540 Percent distribution 25.8 63.5 Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects 104 308 Percent distribution 19.1 56.6 Attempting other arrests 1,107 8,202 Percent distribution 11.4 84.8 Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 111 599 Percent distribution 15.1 81.6 Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners 590 7,102 Percent distribution 7.6 91.7 Investigating suspicious persons/ circumstances 844 4,269 Percent distribution 15.3 77.2 Ambush situations 49 95 Percent distribution 25.9 50.3 Handling mentally deranged persons 120 847 Percent distribution 11.1 78.5 Traffic pursuits/stops 2,428 3,889 Percent distribution 37.0 59.2 All other 1,283 6,516 Percent distribution 15.6 79.3 (1) Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
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| Title Annotation: | SECTION II |
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| Publication: | Uniform Crime Reports: Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted |
| Geographic Code: | 1USA |
| Date: | Jan 1, 2004 |
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