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Table 20

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Own Weapons

Victim Officer's Type of Weapon, 2006–2015

Type of weapon Size of ammunition Total 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Number of victim officers killed with own weapons Total 24 1 2 4 2 6 3 1 1 1 3
Handgun Total 23 1 2 4 2 5 3 1 1 1 3
.38 Caliber 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
.40 Caliber 11 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 1
.45 Caliber 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 Millimeter 7 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1
Not reported 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Rifle Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shotgun Total 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 Gauge 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0