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 Table 31. — Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted, 1987S S 1996 (Rate per 100 Officers) Type of Weapon

Year

Total1

Firearm

Knife or Cutting Instrument

Other Dangerous Weapon

Personal Weapons

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

16.8 15.9 16.4 17.4 15.5

.7 .7 .8 .9 .9

.4 .4 .4 .4 .4

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.7

14.2 13.3 13.6 14.3 12.5

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

17.6 14.7 13.5 13.5 12.5

1.0 .9 .7 .5 .5

.5 .3 .3 .3 .2

1.9 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4

14.4 11.9 11.0 11.1 10.4

1

Because of rounding, rates may not add to total.

Table 32. — Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted, 1996 Time of Day by Population Group, Percent Distribution Time of Day

Total

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Total

46,695 100.0

17,846 100.0

5,839 100.0

5,239 100.0

3,206 100.0

3,184 100.0

3,139 100.0

6,710 100.0

1,532 100.0

15.6 9.8 3.8 2.0 3.4 4.3

13.8 10.0 4.2 2.0 3.5 4.7

15.4 10.0 3.8 1.8 3.3 3.9

18.4 11.5 3.0 1.5 3.1 3.8

15.8 10.4 3.6 1.7 2.8 4.0

18.0 10.3 3.0 1.5 3.3 3.6

18.4 9.7 2.9 1.8 2.8 3.3

15.9 8.5 4.2 2.8 4.1 4.8

14.1 5.8 2.5 2.4 4.4 4.8

5.5 7.0 8.9 10.9 13.6 15.3

6.0 7.5 9.4 11.4 13.0 14.6

5.1 6.6 9.2 11.0 13.3 16.4

5.1 6.5 8.7 9.0 13.4 15.9

5.8 7.3 7.5 10.4 14.5 16.4

4.7 6.6 8.0 10.2 13.8 17.0

4.1 6.1 8.4 9.5 15.7 17.4

5.5 7.1 8.9 11.8 13.0 13.3

5.2 7.4 8.6 13.0 17.1 14.8

Percent Distribution1

Group Suburban VI Counties

Rural Counties

A.M. 12:01 S 2 2:01 S 4 4:01 S 6 6:01 S 8 8:01 S 10 10:01 S Noon P.M. 12:01 S 2 2:01 S 4 4:01 S 6 6:01 S 8 8:01 S 10 10:01 S Midnight

1

Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.

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