Table 13
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Victim Officer's Weapon Stolen1 by Offender, 2004–2013
Victim officer | Total | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
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Number of victim officers | Total | 511 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 58 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 72 | 49 | 27 |
Weapon stolen | Total | 54 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Killed with own weapon | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Killed with weapon other than own | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Killed with weapon information not reported | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Weapon not stolen | Total | 452 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 53 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 67 | 46 | 25 |
Killed with own weapon | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Killed with weapon other than own | 437 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 53 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 65 | 45 | 24 | |
Killed with weapon information not reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Weapon stolen information not reported | Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Killed with own weapon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Killed with weapon other than own | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Killed with weapon information not reported | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 1The term "stolen" indicates the weapon was taken from the scene of the incident.
- NOTE: Weapon is inclusive of all weapon types that may be issued to a law enforcement officer.