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Home LEOKA 2012 Tables Table 45

Table 45

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Status of Known Offender at Time of Incident, 2003–2012

Status Total 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Number of known offenders Total 595 58 61 56 59 66 42 45 80 77 51
Under judicial supervision Total 161 18 16 25 15 19 11 13 19 17 8
Probation 73 9 8 11 5 10 3 7 9 7 4
Parole 53 5 4 10 5 7 5 3 8 4 2
Halfway house 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Escapee from penal institution 7 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Conditional release, pending criminal prosecution 24 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 5 2
Not reported 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Known to agency as User of controlled substance 123 16 12 18 9 9 11 10 19 13 6
Dealer of controlled substance 89 15 10 13 11 9 5 5 7 9 5
Possessor of controlled substance 90 12 10 12 7 12 9 2 12 9 5
Use of controlled substance Under influence 67 7 4 9 5 8 3 1 11 8 11
Not under influence 99 6 13 10 8 14 10 9 10 15 4
Unknown to victim officer's agency 389 45 44 37 40 41 28 26 54 49 25
Not reported 40 0 0 0 6 3 1 9 5 5 11
Use of alcohol Intoxicated/under influence 58 5 7 6 4 11 2 2 7 7 7
Not intoxicated/under influence 123 12 12 15 10 11 12 11 16 16 8
Unknown to victim officer's agency 373 41 42 35 39 41 27 23 52 49 24
Not reported 41 0 0 0 6 3 1 9 5 5 12
Known to agency as having prior mental disorders Total 40 4 9 3 4 4 2 3 2 7 2
Relationship between victim officer and offender Through law enforcement 67 5 9 11 5 6 5 3 8 11 4
Through non-law enforcement 7 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
No known relationship 481 52 50 45 46 56 36 33 66 60 37
Not reported 40 0 0 0 7 3 1 9 5 5 10