Table 69

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment and Percent Distribution,¹ 2009

Circumstance	Total	Percent distribu- tion	2-Officer vehicle		1-Officer vehicle				Detective/special assignment				Other
			2-Officer vehicle		Alone		Assisted		Alone		Assisted		Alone		Assisted
			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	57,268	100.0	10,801	18.9	14,321	25.0	21,128	36.9	807	1.4	1,925	3.4	2,127	3.7	6,159	10.8
Disturbance call	18,672	100.0	3,645	19.5	4,665	25.0	8,425	45.1	161	0.9	276	1.5	382	2.0	1,118	6.0
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect	850	100.0	188	22.1	249	29.3	322	37.9	8	0.9	31	3.6	13	1.5	39	4.6
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect	552	100.0	118	21.4	127	23.0	180	32.6	11	2.0	40	7.2	15	2.7	61	11.1
Attempting other arrest	8,797	100.0	1,557	17.7	2,074	23.6	3,345	38.0	144	1.6	501	5.7	316	3.6	860	9.8
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	789	100.0	195	24.7	142	18.0	248	31.4	13	1.6	63	8.0	35	4.4	93	11.8
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner	7,274	100.0	842	11.6	1,385	19.0	2,032	27.9	57	0.8	169	2.3	525	7.2	2,264	31.1
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance	5,475	100.0	1,301	23.8	1,450	26.5	1,811	33.1	149	2.7	292	5.3	146	2.7	326	6.0
Ambush situation	228	100.0	46	20.2	54	23.7	50	21.9	12	5.3	15	6.6	18	7.9	33	14.5
Handling person with mental illness	1,146	100.0	165	14.4	283	24.7	546	47.6	11	1.0	13	1.1	23	2.0	105	9.2
Traffic pursuit/stop	5,479	100.0	1,319	24.1	1,705	31.1	1,945	35.5	63	1.1	160	2.9	57	1.0	230	4.2
All other	8,006	100.0	1,425	17.8	2,187	27.3	2,224	27.8	178	2.2	365	4.6	597	7.5	1,030	12.9