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Table 63
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Region and Geographic Division, 2004
Area |
Total1 |
Rate per 100 officers |
Assaults with injury |
Rate per 100 officers |
Number of reporting agencies |
Population covered |
Number of officers employed |
Total
|
59,373 |
11.9 |
16,563 |
3.3 |
10,459 |
225,597,839 |
499,396 |
NORTHEAST
|
7,821 |
9.6 |
2,550 |
3.1 |
1,884 |
33,459,255 |
81,316 |
New England |
1,526 |
8.7 |
418 |
2.4 |
442 |
7,969,776 |
17,491 |
Middle Atlantic |
6,295 |
9.9 |
2,132 |
3.3 |
1,442 |
25,489,479 |
63,825 |
MIDWEST
|
8,346 |
10.5 |
2,416 |
3.0 |
2,804 |
41,111,906 |
79,533 |
East North Central |
4,052 |
8.6 |
1,431 |
3.1 |
1,269 |
24,085,816 |
46,853 |
West North Central |
4,294 |
13.1 |
985 |
3.0 |
1,535 |
17,026,090 |
32,680 |
SOUTH
|
29,244 |
13.8 |
7,670 |
3.6 |
4,192 |
90,761,001 |
211,397 |
South Atlantic |
17,824 |
15.9 |
4,112 |
3.7 |
1,695 |
45,882,155 |
111,929 |
East South Central |
3,633 |
10.8 |
1,252 |
3.7 |
1,063 |
14,654,727 |
33,680 |
West South Central |
7,787 |
11.8 |
2,306 |
3.5 |
1,434 |
30,224,119 |
65,788 |
WEST
|
13,962 |
11.0 |
3,927 |
3.1 |
1,579 |
60,265,677 |
127,150 |
Mountain |
4,668 |
12.6 |
1,092 |
2.9 |
723 |
18,235,236 |
37,033 |
Pacific |
9,294 |
10.3 |
2,835 |
3.1 |
856 |
42,030,441 |
90,117 |
1Regional and divisional totals do not include data for Illinois, Vermont, and West Virginia, which were not available for inclusion in this tabulation. |