Topic Guide
Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Subject Matter by Table Number, 2015
| Publication section | Subject matter | Table number |
|---|---|---|
| Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed | Location and time of incidents | 1, 3-9, 21-22, 29 |
| Population group/agency type | 2 | |
| Lighting and weather/environmental conditions | 3-4 | |
| Profile of victim officers | 10-17 | |
| Victim officer's, assisting officer's, and offender's use of weapon | 18 | |
| Victim officer killed with own weapon, disarmed of weapon, and weapon stolen | 19-20 | |
| Circumstance/type of assignment | 21-27 | |
| Weapon information | 28-32, 36, 38 | |
| Victim officer's use of uniform, body armor, or holster | 33-35 | |
| Victim officer's wounds and use of body armor | 35, 37 | |
| Profile of known offenders | 39-43 | |
| Status, criminal history, and disposition of known offenders | 44-46 | |
| Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed | Location and time of incidents | 47, 49-53, 62-63, 69 |
| Population group/agency type | 48 | |
| Profile of victim officers | 54-61 | |
| Circumstance/type of assignment | 62-69 | |
| Lighting and weather/environmental conditions | 67-68 | |
| Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted | Location and time of incidents | 70, 72, 76 |
| Population group | 71, 77 | |
| Circumstance/type of assignment | 73-74, 78 | |
| Weapon information | 75-78 | |
| Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms or Knives/Other Cutting Instruments | Location and time of incidents | 79, 81-87, 99-100, 107 |
| Population group/agency type | 80 | |
| Lighting and weather/environmental conditions | 81-82 | |
| Profile of victim officers | 88-95 | |
| Victim officer's, assisting officer's, and offender's use of weapon | 96 | |
| Victim officer assaulted and injured with own weapon, disarmed of weapon, and weapon stolen | 97-98 | |
| Circumstance/type of assignment | 99-105 | |
| Weapon information | 106-110, 113, 115 | |
| Victim officer's use of uniform, body armor, or holster | 111-112 | |
| Victim officer's wounds and use of body armor | 114 | |
| Profile of known offenders | 116-120 | |
| Status and criminal history of known offenders | 121-122 | |
| Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted | Victim officer and known offender information | 123 |
| Number of victim officers killed or injured | 124 | |
| Extent of injury of victim officer | 125-126 | |
| Weapon information | 126-129 | |
| Location of incidents | 128 | |
| Activity of victim officer | 130 | |
| Disposition of known offenders | 131 |
