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 Table 28. — Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted, 1996 Circumstances at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, Percent Distribution 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

Disturbance Calls (family quarrels, man with gun, etc.) Percent Distribution

14,063 100.0

558 4.0

394 2.8

996 7.1

12,115 86.1

Burglaries in Progress/ Pursuing Burglary Suspects Percent Distribution

792 100.0

46 5.8

19 2.4

129 16.3

598 75.5

Robberies in Progress/ Pursuing Robbery Suspects Percent Distribution

713 100.0

152 21.3

25 3.5

134 18.8

402 56.4

Attempting Other Arrests Percent Distribution

9,250 100.0

263 2.8

129 1.4

899 9.7

7,959 86.0

Civil Disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) Percent Distribution

556 100.0

2 .4

9 1.6

77 13.8

468 84.2

Handling, Transporting, Custody of Prisoners Percent Distribution

5,784 100.0

26 .4

29 .5

277 4.8

5,452 94.3

Investigating Suspicious Persons/Circumstances Percent Distribution

4,506 100.0

262 5.8

78 1.7

532 11.8

3,634 80.6

Ambush (no warning) Percent Distribution

236 100.0

74 31.4

8 3.4

89 37.7

65 27.5

Mentally Deranged Percent Distribution

762 100.0

29 3.8

48 6.3

79 10.4

606 79.5

Traffic Pursuits and Stops Percent Distribution

4,333 100.0

155 3.6

39 .9

1,048 24.2

3,091 71.3

All Other Percent Distribution

5,700 100.0

320 5.6

93 1.6

824 14.5

4,463 78.3

Circumstances at Scene of Incident

Total

Total Percent Distribution1

1

Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.

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