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Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Table 1—Region, Geographic Division, and State, 2003–2012

Table 2—Population Group/Agency Type, 2003–2012

Table 3—Time of Incident, 2003–2012

Table 4—Day of Incident, 2003–2012

Table 5—Month of Incident, 2003–2012

Table 6—Age Group of Victim Officer, 2003–2012

Table 7—Years of Service of Victim Officer, 2003–2012

Table 8—Age Group of Victim Officer by Years of Service, 2012

Table 9—Age Group of Victim Officer by Years of Service, 2003–2012

Table 10—Profile of Victim Officer, Averages, 1993–2012                 

Table 11—Race and Sex of Victim Officer, 2003–2012

Table 12—Victim Officer’s Use of Weapon During Incident, 2003–2012

Table 13—Victim Officer’s Weapon Stolen by Offender, 2003–2012

Table 14—Killed with Own Weapons, Victim Officer’s Type of Weapon, 2003–2012

Table 15—Population Group/Agency Type by Type of Assignment, 2012

Table 16—Population Group/Agency Type by Type of Assignment, 2003–2012

Table 17—Time of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2012

Table 18—Time of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2003–2012

Table 19—Circumstance at Scene of Incident, 2003–2012

Table 20—Killed During Traffic Pursuits/Stops, Activity of Victim Officer at Scene of Incident, 2003–2012

Table 21—Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Region, 2012

Table 22—Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Region, 2003–2012

Table 23—Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2012

Table 24—Killed During Traffic Pursuits/Stops, Activity of Victim Officer at Scene
of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2012

Table 25—Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2003–2012

Table 26—Killed During Traffic Pursuits/Stops, Activity of Victim Officer at Scene
of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2003–2012

Table 27—Type of Weapon, 2003–2012

Table 28—State and Agency by Type of Weapon, 2012

Table 29—Region by Type of Weapon, 2012

Table 30—Region by Type of Weapon, 2003–2012

Table 31—Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, 2012

Table 32—Killed During Traffic Pursuits/Stops, Activity of Victim Officer at Scene
of Incident by Type of Weapon, 2012

Table 33—Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, 2003–2012

Table 34—Killed During Traffic Pursuits/Stops, Activity of Victim Officer at Scene
of Incident by Type of Weapon, 2003–2012

Table 35—Killed with Firearms, Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition, 2003–2012

Table 36—Killed with Firearms, Distance Between Victim Officer and Offender, 2003–2012

Table 37—Number of Victim Officers Wearing Uniform, Body Armor, or Holster,
2003–2012

Table 38—Killed with Firearms, Location of Fatal Firearm Wound and Number of Victim Officers Wearing Body Armor, 2003–2012

Table 39—Killed with Firearms While Wearing Body Armor, Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition, 2003–2012

Table 40—Killed with Firearms While Wearing Body Armor, Point of Entry for Torso Wounds, 2003–2012

Table 41—Killed with Firearms While Wearing Body Armor, Type of Firearm and Size
of Ammunition Penetrating Victim Officer’s Body Armor, 2003–2012

Table 42—Age Group of Known Offender, 2003–2012

Table 43—Profile of Known Offender, Averages, 1993–2012

Table 44—Race and Sex of Known Offender, 2003–2012

Table 45—Status of Known Offender at Time of Incident, 2003–2012

Table 46—Criminal History of Known Offender, 2003–2012

Table 47—Disposition of Known Offender, 2001–2010

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Table 48—Region, Geographic Division, and State, 2003–2012

Table 49—Population Group/Agency Type, 2003–2012

Table 50—Time of Incident, 2003–2012

Table 51—Day of Incident, 2003–2012

Table 52—Month of Incident, 2003–2012

Table 53—Age Group of Victim Officer, 2003–2012

Table 54—Years of Service of Victim Officer, 2003–2012

Table 55—Age Group of Victim Officer by Years of Service, 2012

Table 56—Age Group of Victim Officer by Years of Service, 2003–2012

Table 57—Profile of Victim Officer, Averages, 1993–2012

Table 58—Race and Sex of Victim Officer, 2003–2012

Table 59—Population Group/Agency Type by Type of Assignment, 2012

Table 60—Population Group/Agency Type by Type of Assignment, 2003–2012

Table 61—Circumstance at Scene of Incident, 2003–2012

Table 62—Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2012

Table 63—Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2003–2012

Table 64—State and Agency by Circumstance at Scene of Incident, 2012

Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted

Table 65—Region and Geographic Division, 2012

Table 66—Population Group, 2012

Table 67—Time of Incident by Number of Assaults and Percent Distribution, 2003–2012

Table 68—Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Population Group and Percent Cleared, 2012

Table 69—Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment and Percent Distribution, 2012

Table 70—Type of Weapon and Percent Injured, 2003–2012

Table 71—Region, Geographic Division, and State by Type of Weapon, 2012

Table 72—Population Group by Type of Weapon and Percent Distribution, 2012

Table 73—Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon and Percent Distribution, 2012

Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted

Table 74—Department and Agency by Number of Victim Officers and Known Offenders, 2011–2012

Table 75—Department and Agency by Number of Victim Officers Killed and Injured, 2012

Table 76—Department and Agency by Extent of Injury of Victim Officer, 2008–2012

Table 77—Extent of Injury of Victim Officer by Type of Weapon, 2008–2012

Table 78—Department by Type of Weapon, 2008–2012

Table 79—Region, Geographic Division, and State by Type of Weapon, 2012

Table 80—Department and Agency by Type of Weapon, 2012

Table 81—Department and Agency by Activity of Victim Officer, 2012

Table 82—Department and Agency by Disposition of Known Offender, 2012