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Table 16

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Own Weapons

Victim Officer's Type of Weapon, 2005–2014

Type of weapon Size of ammunition Total 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Number of victim officers killed with own weapons Total 27 6 1 2 4 2 6 3 1 1 1
Handgun Total 26 6 1 2 4 2 5 3 1 1 1
.38 Caliber 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
.40 Caliber 15 5 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 1
.45 Caliber 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
9 Millimeter 6 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0
Not reported 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Rifle Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shotgun Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
12 Gauge 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0