Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, Percent Distribution, 2005
| Circumstance | Total | 2-Officer vehicle | 1-Officer vehicle | Detective/special assignment |
Other | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | |||
| Total | 57,546 | 9,628 | 14,067 | 22,581 | 795 | 1,877 | 2,406 | 6,192 |
| Percent of total assignments1 | 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.) | 17,534 | 3,266 | 4,103 | 8,390 | 138 | 225 | 386 | 1,026 |
| Percent of total assignments | 30.5 | 33.9 | 29.2 | 37.2 | 17.4 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 16.6 |
| Burglaries in progress/ pursuing burglary suspects | 802 | 149 | 223 | 360 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 38 |
| Percent of total assignments | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Robberies in progress/ pursuing robbery suspects | 531 | 100 | 118 | 219 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 47 |
| Percent of total assignments | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Attempting other arrests | 9,602 | 1,538 | 2,244 | 3,811 | 167 | 560 | 317 | 965 |
| Percent of total assignments | 16.7 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.9 | 21.0 | 29.8 | 13.2 | 15.6 |
| Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | 727 | 121 | 163 | 250 | 17 | 50 | 35 | 91 |
| Percent of total assignments | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners | 7,356 | 608 | 1,362 | 2,028 | 92 | 217 | 682 | 2,367 |
| Percent of total assignments | 12.8 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 28.3 | 38.2 |
| Investigating suspicious persons/ circumstances | 5,520 | 1,331 | 1,449 | 1,878 | 103 | 278 | 141 | 340 |
| Percent of total assignments | 9.6 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Ambush situations | 181 | 24 | 56 | 39 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 27 |
| Percent of total assignments | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Handling mentally deranged persons | 1,110 | 145 | 213 | 605 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 85 |
| Percent of total assignments | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Traffic pursuits/stops | 6,360 | 1,176 | 2,138 | 2,533 | 54 | 151 | 71 | 237 |
| Percent of total assignments | 11.1 | 12.2 | 15.2 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| All other | 7,823 | 1,170 | 1,998 | 2,468 | 190 | 335 | 693 | 969 |
| Percent of total assignments | 13.6 | 12.2 | 14.2 | 10.9 | 23.9 | 17.8 | 28.8 | 15.6 |