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 Table 30. — Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted, 1987S S 1996 Type of Weapon and Percent Receiving Personal Injury

Year

Knife or Other Cutting Dangerous Instrument Weapon

Personal Weapons

Number of Agencies

(in thousands)

Number of Officers

Population

Total

Firearm

1987 Total Assaults Percent Injured

63,842 33.3

2,789 21.7

1,561 30.7

5,685 38.4

53,807 33.5

8,957

190,025

378,977

1988 Total Assaults Percent Injured

58,752 35.8

2,759 27.3

1,367 32.3

5,573 42.1

49,053 35.6

8,866

186,418

369,743

1989 Total Assaults Percent Injured

62,172 35.2

3,154 30.2

1,379 30.5

5,778 40.8

51,861 35.0

9,213

189,641

380,232

1990 Total Assaults Percent Injured

71,794 36.3

3,662 29.4

1,641 29.4

7,390 42.5

59,101 36.1

9,483

199,065

412,314

1991 Total Assaults Percent Injured

62,852 37.6

3,532 30.8

1,493 30.6

7,014 43.5

50,813 37.5

9,263

191,397

405,069

1992 Total Assaults Percent Injured

81,252 36.5

4,455 25.5

2,095 30.4

8,604 40.9

66,098 36.9

10,862

217,996

460,430

1993 Total Assaults Percent Injured

66,975 35.9

4,002 27.4

1,574 31.0

7,551 36.3

53,848 36.6

9,809

210,658

454,105

1994 Total Assaults Percent Injured

64,912 35.7

3,168 26.3

1,513 29.4

7,210 36.7

53,021 36.3

10,626

221,572

480,343

1995 Total Assaults Percent Injured

56,686 28.5

2,238 15.2

1,301 21.7

6,299 29.6

46,848 29.2

8,938

194,781

421,414

1996 Total Assaults Percent Injured

46,695 32.1

1,887 24.9

871 30.7

5,084 39.5

38,853 31.5

7,808

166,038

373,575

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