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Table 14

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Victim Officer's Use of Weapon During Incident, 2005–2014

Victim officer Total 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Number of victim officers 505 55 48 58 41 48 56 72 49 27 51
Fired own weapon 112 15 11 11 11 12 17 18 6 6 5
Attempted to use own weapon 72 6 7 17 4 9 7 10 2 3 7
Did not use or attempt to use own weapon 257 24 22 25 14 18 20 43 38 18 35
Use of weapon not reported 64 10 8 5 12 9 12 1 3 0 4