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Table 58 | ||||||||
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, Percent Distribution, 2002 | ||||||||
Circumstance | Total | 2-Officer vehicle |
1-Officer vehicle |
Detective/ Special assignment |
Other | |||
Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | |||
Total | 58,066 | 10,142 | 13,645 | 22,998 | 1,142 | 2,113 | 2,453 | 5,573 |
Percent of total assignments[1] | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar fights, person with firearm, etc.) | 18,063 | 3,468 | 4,005 | 8,851 | 197 | 285 | 349 | 908 |
Percent of total assignments | 31.1 | 34.2 | 29.4 | 38.5 | 17.3 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 16.3 |
Burglaries in progress/ pursuing burglary suspects | 820 | 141 | 167 | 406 | 25 | 16 | 21 | 44 |
Percent of total assignments | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects | 505 | 127 | 103 | 181 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Percent of total assignments | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Attempting other arrests | 9,464 | 1,687 | 2,171 | 3,809 | 211 | 578 | 323 | 685 |
Percent of total assignments | 16.3 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 18.5 | 27.4 | 13.2 | 12.3 |
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | 656 | 90 | 122 | 238 | 21 | 41 | 29 | 115 |
Percent of total assignments | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners | 7,759 | 810 | 1,311 | 2,197 | 173 | 275 | 719 | 2,274 |
Percent of total assignments | 13.4 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 15.1 | 13.0 | 29.3 | 40.8 |
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances | 5,702 | 1,397 | 1,442 | 1,833 | 134 | 346 | 205 | 345 |
Percent of total assignments | 9.8 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 8.0 | 11.7 | 16.4 | 8.4 | 6.2 |
Ambush situations | 199 | 43 | 63 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 34 |
Percent of total assignments | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Mentally deranged assailants | 982 | 180 | 180 | 485 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 66 |
Percent of total assignments | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Traffic pursuits/stops | 6,412 | 1,216 | 1,985 | 2,711 | 97 | 140 | 73 | 190 |
Percent of total assignments | 11.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 11.8 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
All other | 7,504 | 983 | 2,096 | 2,262 | 249 | 364 | 664 | 686 |
Percent of total assignments | 12.9 | 9.7 | 15.4 | 9.8 | 21.8 | 17.2 | 27.1 | 15.9 |
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSAULTED