IT WAS NOTED THAT OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO PATROL DUTY AND RESPONDING TO DISTURBANCE CALLS ACCOUNTED FOR MOST OF THE REPORTED ASSAULTS. HANDS AND FEET WERE USED MOST OFTEN AGAINST AN OFFICER DURING AN ASSAULT. PEACE OFFICERS WERE MOST LIKELY TO BE ASSAULTED BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10 P.M. AND 2 A.M. ON SUMMER-MONTH WEEKENDS. OFFICERS WORKING WITH A PARTNER WERE ASSAULTED PROPORTIONALLY MORE OFTEN THAN OFFICERS WORKING ALONE. CONVERSELY, THE OFFICERS WHO WERE KILLED WERE MOST OFTEN WORKING ALONE. WHITE MALE PATROLMEN, 27 YEARS OLD, WITH LESS THAN THREE YEARS EXPERIENCE TYPIFIED THE OFFICER MOST FREQUENTLY ASSAULTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)