Table 67

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Time of Incident by Number of Assaults and Percent Distribution,¹ 2000–2009

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Time	Total	Percent distribu- tion	2000		2001		2002		2003		2004		2005		2006		2007		2008		2009
Time	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion	Total	Percent distribu- tion
Number of victim officers	590,507	100.0	58,398	100.0	57,463	100.0	59,526	100.0	58,600	100.0	59,692	100.0	57,820	100.0	59,396	100.0	61,257	100.0	61,087	100.0	57,268	100.0
Total A.M. hours	239,082	40.5	23,580	40.4	23,642	41.1	24,153	40.6	24,018	41.0	24,355	40.8	23,070	39.9	23,964	40.3	24,488	40.0	24,637	40.3	23,175	40.5
12:01 a.m.–2 a.m.	89,770	15.2	8,960	15.3	8,924	15.5	8,815	14.8	8,924	15.2	8,932	15.0	8,325	14.4	8,823	14.9	9,318	15.2	9,585	15.7	9,164	16.0
2:01 a.m.–4 a.m.	56,867	9.6	5,708	9.8	5,771	10.0	5,753	9.7	5,604	9.6	5,781	9.7	5,438	9.4	5,505	9.3	5,862	9.6	5,879	9.6	5,566	9.7
4:01 a.m.–6 a.m.	21,807	3.7	2,254	3.9	2,224	3.9	2,314	3.9	2,288	3.9	2,183	3.7	2,048	3.5	2,169	3.7	2,157	3.5	2,114	3.5	2,056	3.6
6:01 a.m.–8 a.m.	15,162	2.6	1,427	2.4	1,514	2.6	1,608	2.7	1,569	2.7	1,626	2.7	1,549	2.7	1,548	2.6	1,476	2.4	1,480	2.4	1,365	2.4
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m.	24,287	4.1	2,311	4.0	2,304	4.0	2,496	4.2	2,434	4.2	2,589	4.3	2,518	4.4	2,621	4.4	2,489	4.1	2,376	3.9	2,149	3.8
10:01 a.m.–Noon	31,189	5.3	2,920	5.0	2,905	5.1	3,167	5.3	3,199	5.5	3,244	5.4	3,192	5.5	3,298	5.6	3,186	5.2	3,203	5.2	2,875	5.0
Total P.M. hours	351,425	59.5	34,818	59.6	33,821	58.9	35,373	59.4	34,582	59.0	35,337	59.2	34,750	60.1	35,432	59.7	36,769	60.0	36,450	59.7	34,093	59.5
12:01 p.m.–2 p.m.	35,452	6.0	3,641	6.2	3,349	5.8	3,586	6.0	3,567	6.1	3,627	6.1	3,532	6.1	3,599	6.1	3,659	6.0	3,558	5.8	3,334	5.8
2:01 p.m.–4 p.m.	43,044	7.3	3,929	6.7	4,168	7.3	4,389	7.4	4,368	7.5	4,500	7.5	4,268	7.4	4,508	7.6	4,464	7.3	4,286	7.0	4,164	7.3
4:01 p.m.–6 p.m.	52,910	9.0	5,298	9.1	5,039	8.8	5,332	9.0	5,197	8.9	5,305	8.9	5,366	9.3	5,307	8.9	5,573	9.1	5,274	8.6	5,219	9.1
6:01 p.m.–8 p.m.	62,647	10.6	6,198	10.6	6,087	10.6	6,278	10.5	6,408	10.9	6,067	10.2	6,160	10.7	6,309	10.6	6,372	10.4	6,611	10.8	6,157	10.8
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m.	75,468	12.8	7,675	13.1	7,577	13.2	7,609	12.8	7,397	12.6	7,570	12.7	7,276	12.6	7,487	12.6	7,825	12.8	7,853	12.9	7,199	12.6
10:01 p.m.–Midnight	81,904	13.9	8,077	13.8	7,601	13.2	8,179	13.7	7,645	13.0	8,268	13.9	8,148	14.1	8,222	13.8	8,876	14.5	8,868	14.5	8,020	14.0

NOTE: Assault figures published in prior years' editions of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted have been updated for inclusion in this table.
¹Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.