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Table 42

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Firearms While Wearing Body Armor

Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition, 2005–2014

Type of firearm Size of ammunition Total 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Number of victim officers killed with firearms while wearing body armor Total 313 30 26 34 29 33 38 46 24 18 35
Handgun Total 217 24 21 20 21 18 26 35 18 11 23
.22 Caliber 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
.22 Magnum 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.25 Caliber 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
.32 Caliber 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
.357 Caliber 8 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
.357 Magnum 9 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0
.38 Caliber 27 5 1 2 6 1 3 6 0 2 1
.380 Caliber 20 2 4 2 3 1 2 4 1 1 0
.40 Caliber 47 3 6 1 6 4 6 10 3 0 8
.44 Caliber 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
.45 Caliber 25 5 1 1 0 2 3 5 1 3 4
9 Millimeter 60 4 4 6 3 8 9 5 10 4 7
10 Millimeter 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 6 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Rifle Total 62 3 3 6 4 13 10 5 3 5 10
.22 Caliber 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
.223 Caliber 19 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4
.280 Caliber 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
.30-06 Caliber 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
.30-30 Caliber 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
.308 Caliber 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
.44 Magnum 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.45x39 Millimeter 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Millimeter 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
7.62x39 Millimeter 19 2 0 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 5
Not reported 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0
Shotgun Total 33 3 2 7 4 2 2 6 3 2 2
12 Gauge 30 2 2 7 3 2 2 6 2 2 2
16 Gauge 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Gauge 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Not reported Total 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0