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Home LEOKA 2014 Tables Table 15

Table 15

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Victim Officer's Weapon Stolen1 by Offender, 2005–2014

Victim officer Total 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Number of victim officers Total 505 55 48 58 41 48 56 72 49 27 51
Weapon stolen Total 52 9 4 4 5 7 7 5 3 2 6
Killed with own weapon 14 5 0 2 1 1 4 1 0 0 0
Killed with weapon other than own 37 4 4 2 4 5 3 4 3 2 6
Killed with weapon information not reported 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon not stolen Total 450 46 43 53 36 41 48 67 46 25 45
Killed with own weapon 13 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 1 1 1
Killed with weapon other than own 437 45 42 53 33 40 46 65 45 24 44
Killed with weapon information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen information not reported Total 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Killed with weapon information not reported 1 0 1 0 0 0 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.