Assaults on law enforcement officers down in 2009

No Tennessee law enforcement officers were reported as killed in the line of duty last year.
According to crime statistics released by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on Friday, 2,037 incidents were reported in 2009 from law enforcement offices around the state. That is a decrease of 5.3 percent from 2008.
Most officers, 72 percent, reported no injuries in the line of duty in 2009. Another 26 percent reported only minor injuries.
The most frequent weapon type used against officers was what the report refers to as a “personal weapon,’’ which the report defines as hands, fists or feet. Personal weapons were responsible for the injuries in nearly 69 percent of the incidents.
The report does not reflect accidental deaths or injuries that occurred while officers were on duty.