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Officers assaulted
93,567
officers assaulted, 2025 · Up 4.3% from 2024
Timeline
Officers assaulted on duty, injured or not, summed by CrimeDB from the monthly reports agencies send the FBI.
Source and method
Agencies that send no assault reports add none, so the count follows who reports; the FBI's own LEOKA tables print lower figures.
No rate. Assaults come only from agencies that sent assault reports, not the same agencies that sent officer counts, so no rate per officer is drawn, and a rate over every resident would not measure an officer's risk.
FBI police employee file (LEOKA) · Calendar year · 1985 to 2025
- 20212021 runs low: the year the FBI took data only through NIBRS, when many agencies sent none.
Breakdown
Officers assaulted by weapon, 2025
| Hands, fists, or feet | 77%72,135 | 72,135 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firearm | 4%3,456 | 3,456 | |
| Knife or cutting instrument | 2%1,814 | 1,814 | |
| Other weapon | 17%16,162 | 16,162 |
All 93,567 officers assaulted in 2025.
FBI police employee file (LEOKA)
Every figure as a table
Officers assaulted, officers assaulted, by year
| Year | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 93,567 | |
| 2024 | 89,737 | |
| 2023 | 87,174 | |
| 2022 | 76,896 | |
| 2021 | 53,478 | |
| 2020 | 75,331 | |
| 2019 | 70,844 | |
| 2018 | 68,313 | |
| 2017 | 66,585 | |
| 2016 | 63,160 | |
| 2015 | 58,285 | |
| 2014 | 56,532 | |
| 2013 | 56,868 | |
| 2012 | 57,763 | |
| 2011 | 57,088 | |
| 2010 | 60,255 | |
| 2009 | 62,651 | |
| 2008 | 63,837 | |
| 2007 | 64,249 | |
| 2006 | 64,043 | |
| 2005 | 62,138 | |
| 2004 | 63,229 | |
| 2003 | 61,826 | |
| 2002 | 63,581 | |
| 2001 | 63,251 | |
| 2000 | 62,554 | |
| 1999 | 60,777 | |
| 1998 | 64,992 | |
| 1997 | 56,195 | |
| 1996 | 53,693 | |
| 1995 | 65,030 | |
| 1994 | 69,854 | |
| 1993 | 69,463 | |
| 1992 | 86,621 | |
| 1991 | 72,667 | |
| 1990 | 81,841 | |
| 1989 | 70,473 | |
| 1988 | 66,534 | |
| 1987 | 71,013 | |
| 1986 | 71,072 | |
| 1985 | 67,303 |
No rate. Assaults come only from agencies that sent assault reports, not the same agencies that sent officer counts, so no rate per officer is drawn, and a rate over every resident would not measure an officer's risk.
FBI police employee file (LEOKA) · Calendar year
Officers assaulted by weapon, 2025
| Weapon | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hands, fists, or feet | 72,135 | 77% |
| Firearm | 3,456 | 4% |
| Knife or cutting instrument | 1,814 | 2% |
| Other weapon | 16,162 | 17% |
All 93,567 officers assaulted in 2025.
FBI police employee file (LEOKA)
Officers assaulted by what the officer was doing, 2025
| Activity | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Disturbance calls | 24,738 | 26% |
| Attempting arrests, not for burglary or robbery | 17,490 | 19% |
| Custody of prisoners | 13,787 | 15% |
| Suspicious persons | 7,893 | 8% |
| Traffic pursuits and stops | 7,687 | 8% |
| Mentally deranged | 4,107 | 4% |
| Civil disorder | 1,546 | 2% |
| Burglaries | 789 | 1% |
| Ambush, no warning | 739 | 1% |
| Robberies | 585 | 1% |
| All other | 14,206 | 15% |
All 93,567 officers assaulted in 2025.
FBI police employee file (LEOKA)