Table 77
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Extent of Injury of Victim Officer by Type of Weapon, 2008-2012
Knife or
other
cutting
Year Extent of injury Total Firearm instrument
Number of Total 8,587 442 95
victim officers
2008 Total 1,347 71 11
Killed 2 1 0
Injured 188 2 2
Not injured 1,157 68 9
2009 Total 1,807 89 16
Killed 1 1 0
Injured 181 6 3
Not injured 1,625 82 13
2010 (1) Total 1,886 86 17
Killed 1 1 0
Injured 351 12 0
Not injured 1,534 73 17
2011 Total 1,689 92 18
Killed 3 3 0
Injured 254 7 4
Not injured 1,432 82 14
2012 Total 1,858 104 33
Killed 1 1 0
Injured 206 7 3
Not injured 1,096 71 30
Extent of 555 25 0
injury not
reported (2)
Blunt Personal
Year Extent of injury Bomb instrument weapons
Number of Total 31 105 2,647
victim officers
2008 Total 0 11 400
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 0 6 125
Not injured 0 5 275
2009 Total 0 21 464
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 0 8 83
Not injured 0 13 381
2010 (1) Total 0 16 387
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 0 3 117
Not injured 0 13 270
2011 Total 15 19 663
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 0 6 147
Not injured 15 13 516
2012 Total 16 38 733
Killed 0 0 0
Injured 0 5 125
Not injured 1 22 414
Extent of 15 11 194
injury not
reported (2)
Year Extent of injury Vehicle Other
Number of Total 476 4,791
victim officers
2008 Total 85 769
Killed 1 0
Injured 19 34
Not injured 65 735
2009 Total 109 1,108
Killed 0 0
Injured 18 63
Not injured 91 1,045
2010 (1) Total 76 1,304
Killed 0 0
Injured 18 201
Not injured 58 1,103
2011 Total 102 780
Killed 0 0
Injured 20 70
Not injured 82 710
2012 Total 104 830
Killed 0 0
Injured 7 59
Not injured 47 511
Extent of 50 260
injury not
reported (2)
(1) Prior to 2010, data were not collected from the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Office of Air and Marine.
(2) For 2012, extent of injury data were not reported by the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, Office of Border Patrol.