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 District of Columbia were not available for inclusion in the tabulations. Addressed in Section III of this publication are assaults on criminal justice officers employed by five federal government entities -the United States Departments of the Interior, Justice, and Treasury; the U.S. Capitol Police; and the U.S. Postal Service. Within these five federal sectors are 10 agencies, bureaus, or services which employ the majority of the personnel who are responsible for protecting government officials and enforcing and investigating violations of federal laws. On an

Population Group Group I (250,000 and over) Group II (100,000 S 249,999) Group III (50,000 S 99,999) Group IV (25,000 S 49,999) Group V (10,000 S 24,999) Group VI (under 10,000)1 Suburban Counties2 Rural Counties Total 1 Includes universities and colleges to which no population is attributed. 2

Includes state police to which no population is attributed.

2

annual basis, these departments are contacted and requested to submit information on their officers who were assaulted in the line of duty. The tabulations in Section III concerning assaults on federal officers differ somewhat from assaults on the other law enforcement entities addressed in this publication. The circumstance categories are tailored to depict the unique duties performed by federal criminal justice personnel. Regardless of the extent or even the absence of personal injury, all reports of assaults or threats to assault are included in the compilations.

Population Covered

Number of Agencies

37,170,114 15,585,268 16,340,199 16,177,108 18,021,934 14,498,673 31,995,202 16,249,452

50 104 240 469 1,147 4,101 474 1,223

166,037,950

7,808