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Expanded Homicide Data Table 14

Justifiable Homicide

by Weapon, Law Enforcement,1 2015–2019

Year Total Total
firearms		 Handguns Rifles Shotguns Firearms,
type not
stated		 Knives or
cutting
instruments		 Other
dangerous
weapons		 Personal
weapons
2015 457 456 316 40 7 93 0 1 0
2016 440 432 313 51 5 63 2 5 1
2017 444 436 284 57 2 93 3 4 1
2018 435 431 292 56 4 79 1 2 1
2019 340 334 248 32 2 52 2 2 2
  • 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.