Table 65
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Region and Geographic Division, 2012
Area Total(1) Rate per Assaults Rate per
100 with 100
officers injury officers
Number of victim 52,901 10.2 14,678 2.8
officers
NORTHEAST 7,089 8.2 2,706 3.1
New England 1,736 9.8 711 4.0
Middle Atlantic 5,353 7.7 1,995 2.9
MIDWEST 7,515 9.9 2,161 2.8
East North Central 3,342 8.3 1,171 2.9
West North Central 4,173 11.7 990 2.8
SOUTH 22,885 10.2 5,594 2.5
South Atlantic 13,975 10.9 2,744 2.1
East South Central 2,976 9.4 1,041 3.3
West South Central 5,934 9.2 1,809 2.8
WEST 15,412 11.6 4,217 3.2
Mountain 5,307 12.6 1,353 3.2
Pacific 10,105 11.1 2,864 3.1
Area Total(1) Number of Population Number of
reporting covered officers
agencies employed
Number of victim 52,901 11,759 247,772,900 520,047
officers
NORTHEAST 7,089 2,461 38,338,850 86,786
New England 1,736 549 7,780,883 17,701
Middle Atlantic 5,353 1,912 30,557,967 69,085
MIDWEST 7,515 2,708 39,051,696 75,932
East North Central 3,342 1,137 21,190,250 40,366
West North Central 4,173 1,571 17,861,446 35,566
SOUTH 22,885 4,732 99,549,014 224,123
South Atlantic 13,975 2,109 53,011,240 127,891
East South Central 2,976 1,042 14,535,539 31,571
West South Central 5,934 1,581 32,002,235 64,661
WEST 15,412 1,858 70,833,340 133,206
Mountain 5,307 772 21,870,336 42,075
Pacific 10,105 1,086 48,963,004 91,131
(1) Regional and divisional totals do not include data for the
District of Columbia and West Virginia, which were not available
for inclusion in this table.