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 Table 26. — Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted, 1996 Region and Division by Type of Weapon Type of Weapon

Firearm

Knife or Cutting Instrument

Other Dangerous Weapon

Personal Weapons

46,695 100.0

1,887 4.0

871 1.9

5,084 10.9

38,853 83.2

12,308

436

195

1,429

10,248

2,524 9,784

22 414

27 168

175 1,254

2,300 7,948

7,693

273

124

767

6,529

4,458 3,235

146 127

61 63

422 345

3,829 2,700

17,705

754

325

1,909

14,717

8,812 1,033 7,860

345 89 320

163 25 137

1,066 106 737

7,238 813 6,666

8,989

424

227

979

7,359

3,106 5,883

133 291

88 139

339 640

2,546 4,813

Region Division

Total

Total Percent distribution1 Northeast New England Middle Atlantic Midwest East North Central West North Central South South Atlantic East South Central West South Central West Mountain Pacific 1

Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.

Table 27. — Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted, 1996 Population Group by Type of Weapon Type of Weapon

Firearm

Knife or Cutting Instrument

Other Dangerous Weapon

Personal Weapons

46,695 100.0

1,887 4.0

871 1.9

5,084 10.9

38,853 83.2

17,846 5,839 5,239 3,206 3,184 3,139 6,710 1,532

1,084 164 77 60 50 103 202 147

351 106 74 68 74 56 92 50

2,131 587 515 322 299 312 719 199

14,280 4,982 4,573 2,756 2,761 2,668 5,697 1,136

Population Group of Victim Officer’s Agency

Total

Total Percent distribution1 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) Suburban Counties Rural Counties 1

Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.

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