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Expanded Homicide Data Table 14

Justifiable Homicide

by Weapon, Law Enforcement,1 2014–2018

Year Total Total
firearms		 Handguns Rifles Shotguns Firearms,
type not
stated		 Knives or
cutting
instruments		 Other
dangerous
weapons		 Personal
weapons
2014 450 448 331 43 4 70 1 1 0
2015 452 451 312 40 7 92 0 1 0
2016 439 431 312 51 5 63 2 5 1
2017 443 436 287 57 2 90 1 5 1
2018 410 407 279 54 4 70 0 2 1
  • 1 The killing of a felon by a law enforcement officer in the line of duty.
  • NOTE: The Uniform Crime Reporting Technical Refresh enables updating of prior years' crime data; therefore, data presented in this table may not match previously published data.