Table 72
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Population Group by Type of Weapon and Percent Distribution, (1) 2012
Firearm
Percent Percent
distribu- distribu-
Population group/ Total tion Total tion
agency type
Number of victim 52,901 100.0 2,259 4.3
officers
Group I (cities 13,244 100.0 839 6.3
250,000 and over)
Group II (cities 7,565 100.0 245 3.2
100,000-249,999)
Group III (cities 5,781 100.0 181 3.1
50,000-99,999)
Group IV (cities 4,355 100.0 151 3.5
25,000-49,999)
Group V (cities 3,772 100.0 122 3.2
10,000-24,999)
Group VI (cities 3,651 100.0 79 2.2
under 10,000)
Metropolitan 12,652 100.0 538 4.3
counties
Nonmetropolitan 1,881 100.0 104 5.5
counties
Knife or Other
other cutting dangerous
instrument weapon
Percent Percent
distribu- distribu-
Population group/ Total Total tion Total tion
agency type
Number of victim 52,901 893 1.7 7,341 13.9
officers
Group I (cities 13,244 246 1.9 1,879 14.2
250,000 and over)
Group II (cities 7,565 98 1.3 982 13.0
100,000-249,999)
Group III (cities 5,781 100 1.7 722 12.5
50,000-99,999)
Group IV (cities 4,355 91 2.1 534 12.3
25,000-49,999)
Group V (cities 3,772 61 1.6 481 12.8
10,000-24,999)
Group VI (cities 3,651 67 1.8 452 12.4
under 10,000)
Metropolitan 12,652 183 1.4 1,940 15.3
counties
Nonmetropolitan 1,881 47 2.5 351 18.7
counties
Personal
weapons
Percent
distribu-
Population group/ Total Total tion
agency type
Number of victim 52,901 42,408 80.2
officers
Group I (cities 13,244 10,280 77.6
250,000 and over)
Group II (cities 7,565 6,240 82.5
100,000-249,999)
Group III (cities 5,781 4,778 82.7
50,000-99,999)
Group IV (cities 4,355 3,579 82.2
25,000-49,999)
Group V (cities 3,772 3,108 82.4
10,000-24,999)
Group VI (cities 3,651 3,053 83.6
under 10,000)
Metropolitan 12,652 9,991 79.0
counties
Nonmetropolitan 1,881 1,379 73.3
counties
(1) Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.