Table 67: law enforcement officers assaulted: time of incident by number of assaults and percent distribution, 2003-2012.

Table 67
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Time of Incident by Number of Assaults and Percent Distribution, (1)
2003-2012

                                                           2003
                                         Percent              Percent
                                         distri-              distri-
Time                           Total      bution     Total     bution

Number of victim officers      581,239      100.0    58,600      100.0
Total A.M. hours               235,253       40.5    24,018       41.0
12:01 a.m.-2 a.m.               88,637       15.2     8,924       15.2
2:01 a.m.-4 a.m.                55,521        9.6     5,604        9.6
4:01 a.m.-6 a.m.                21,074        3.6     2,288        3.9
6:01 a.m.-8 a.m.                14,846        2.6     1,569        2.7
8:01 a.m.-10 a.m.               23,947        4.1     2,434        4.2
10:01 a.m.-Noon                 31,228        5.4     3,199        5.5
Total P.M. hours               345,986       59.5    34,582       59.0
12:01 p.m.-2 p.m.               34,909        6.0     3,567        6.1
2:01 p.m.-4 p.m.                43,148        7.4     4,368        7.5
4:01 p.m.-6 p.m.                51,962        8.9     5,197        8.9
6:01 p.m.-8 p.m.                61,826       10.6     6,408       10.9
8:01 p.m.-10 p.m.               73,304       12.6     7,397       12.6
10:01 p.m.-Midnight             80,837       13.9     7,645       13.0

                                      2004                 2005
                                         Percent              Percent
                                         distri-              distri-
Time                            Total     bution     Total     bution

Number of victim officers       59,692      100.0    57,820      100.0
Total A.M. hours                24,355       40.8    23,070       39.9
12:01 a.m.-2 a.m.                8,932       15.0     8,325       14.4
2:01 a.m.-4 a.m.                 5,781        9.7     5,438        9.4
4:01 a.m.-6 a.m.                 2,183        3.7     2,048        3.5
6:01 a.m.-8 a.m.                 1,626        2.7     1,549        2.7
8:01 a.m.-10 a.m.                2,589        4.3     2,518        4.4
10:01 a.m.-Noon                  3,244        5.4     3,192        5.5
Total P.M. hours                35,337       59.2    34,750       60.1
12:01 p.m.-2 p.m.                3,627        6.1     3,532        6.1
2:01 p.m.-4 p.m.                 4,500        7.5     4,268        7.4
4:01 p.m.-6 p.m.                 5,305        8.9     5,366        9.3
6:01 p.m.-8 p.m.                 6,067       10.2     6,160       10.7
8:01 p.m.-10 p.m.                7,570       12.7     7,276       12.6
10:01 p.m.-Midnight              8,268       13.9     8,148       14.1

                                      2006                 2007
                                         Percent              Percent
                                         distri-              distri-
Time                            Total     bution     Total     bution

Number of victim officers       59,396      100.0    61,257      100.0
Total A.M. hours                23,964       40.3    24,488       40.0
12:01 a.m.-2 a.m.                8,823       14.9     9,318       15.2
2:01 a.m.-4 a.m.                 5,505        9.3     5,862        9.6
4:01 a.m.-6 a.m.                 2,169        3.7     2,157        3.5
6:01 a.m.-8 a.m.                 1,548        2.6     1,476        2.4
8:01 a.m.-10 a.m.                2,621        4.4     2,489        4.1
10:01 a.m.-Noon                  3,298        5.6     3,186        5.2
Total P.M. hours                35,432       59.7    36,769       60.0
12:01 p.m.-2 p.m.                3,599        6.1     3,659        6.0
2:01 p.m.-4 p.m.                 4,508        7.6     4,464        7.3
4:01 p.m.-6 p.m.                 5,307        8.9     5,573        9.1
6:01 p.m.-8 p.m.                 6,309       10.6     6,372       10.4
8:01 p.m.-10 p.m.                7,487       12.6     7,825       12.8
10:01 p.m.-Midnight              8,222       13.8     8,876       14.5

                                      2008                 2009
                                         Percent              Percent
                                         distri-              distri-
Time                            Total     bution     Total     bution

Number of victim officers       61,087      100.0    58,364      100.0
Total A.M. hours                24,637       40.3    23,586       40.4
12:01 a.m.-2 a.m.                9,585       15.7     9,323       16.0
2:01 a.m.-4 a.m.                 5,879        9.6     5,653        9.7
4:01 a.m.-6 a.m.                 2,114        3.5     2,082        3.6
6:01 a.m.-8 a.m.                 1,480        2.4     1,389        2.4
8:01 a.m.-10 a.m.                2,376        3.9     2,192        3.8
10:01 a.m.-Noon                  3,203        5.2     2,947        5.0
Total P.M. hours                36,450       59.7    34,778       59.6
12:01 p.m.-2 p.m.                3,558        5.8     3,414        5.8
2:01 p.m.-4 p.m.                 4,286        7.0     4,232        7.3
4:01 p.m.-6 p.m.                 5,274        8.6     5,315        9.1
6:01 p.m.-8 p.m.                 6,611       10.8     6,269       10.7
8:01 p.m.-10 p.m.                7,853       12.9     7,337       12.6
10:01 p.m.-Midnight              8,868       14.5     8,211       14.1

                                      2010                 2011
                                         Percent              Percent
                                         distri-              distri-
Time                            Total     bution     Total     bution

Number of victim officers       56,491      100.0    55,631      100.0
Total A.M. hours                22,807       40.4    22,703       40.8
12:01 a.m.-2 a.m.                8,829       15.6     8,555       15.4
2:01 a.m.-4 a.m.                 5,390        9.5     5,293        9.5
4:01 a.m.-6 a.m.                 1,987        3.5     2,126        3.8
6:01 a.m.-8 a.m.                 1,428        2.5     1,438        2.6
8:01 a.m.-10 a.m.                2,291        4.1     2,213        4.0
10:01 a.m.-Noon                  2,882        5.1     3,078        5.5
Total P.M. hours                33,684       59.6    32,928       59.2
12:01 p.m.-2 p.m.                3,307        5.9     3,297        5.9
2:01 p.m.-4 p.m.                 4,361        7.7     4,145        7.5
4:01 p.m.-6 p.m.                 5,045        8.9     4,826        8.7
6:01 p.m.-8 p.m.                 6,088       10.8     6,032       10.8
8:01 p.m.-10 p.m.                7,195       12.7     6,808       12.2
10:01 p.m.-Midnight              7,688       13.6     7,820       14.1

                                      2012
                                         Percent
                                         distri-
Time                            Total     bution

Number of victim officers       52,901      100.0
Total A.M. hours                21,625       40.9
12:01 a.m.-2 a.m.                8,023       15.2

2:01 a.m.-4 a.m.                 5,116        9.7
4:01 a.m.-6 a.m.                 1,920        3.6
6:01 a.m.-8 a.m.                 1,343        2.5
8:01 a.m.-10 a.m.                2,224        4.2
10:01 a.m.-Noon                  2,999        5.7
Total P.M. hours                31,276       59.1
12:01 p.m.-2 p.m.                3,349        6.3
2:01 p.m.-4 p.m.                 4,016        7.6
4:01 p.m.-6 p.m.                 4,754        9.0
6:01 p.m.-8 p.m.                 5,510       10.4
8:01 p.m.-10 p.m.                6,556       12.4
10:01 p.m.-Midnight              7,091       13.4

(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
for inclusion in this table.