Overview
- In
2011, the FBI collected assault data from 11,944 law enforcement agencies
that employed 535,651 officers. These officers provided service to more
than 251 million persons, or 80.6 percent of the nation’s population.
(Based on Table 65.)
- Law
enforcement agencies reported that 54,774 officers were assaulted while
performing their duties in 2011.
- The
rate of officer assaults in 2011 was 10.2 per 100 sworn officers
Injuries
- 26.6
percent of the officers assaulted sustained injuries.
- 28.5
percent of the officers who were attacked with personal weapons (e.g.,
hands, fists, or feet) suffered injuries.
- 15.7 percent of
the officers who were assaulted with knives or other cutting instruments
were injured.
- 9.4
percent of officers who were attacked with firearms were injured.
- 22.3
percent of officers who were attacked with other dangerous weapons were
injured.
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