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Table 61 | |||||
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency by Type of Weapon, 2002 | |||||
Population group | Total | Firearm | Knife or cutting instrument | Other dangerous weapon | Personal weapons |
Total | 58,066 | 1,889 | 1,056 | 8,326 | 46,795 |
Percent distribution | 100.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 14.3 | 80.6 |
Group I (cities 250,000 and over) | 16,111 | 748 | 262 | 2,210 | 12,891 |
Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999) | 7,040 | 177 | 129 | 1,100 | 5,634 |
Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999) | 6,279 | 140 | 110 | 870 | 5,159 |
Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999) | 4,502 | 119 | 114 | 663 | 3,606 |
Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999) | 4,204 | 114 | 76 | 627 | 3,387 |
Group VI (cities under 10,000) | 4,325 | 121 | 101 | 590 | 3,513 |
Suburban counties | 13,214 | 362 | 205 | 1,829 | 10,818 |
Rural counties | 2,391 | 108 | 59 | 437 | 1,787 |
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