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Table 36

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Firearms While Wearing Body Armor

Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition, 2006–2015

Type of firearm Size of ammunition Total 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Number of victim officers killed with firearms while wearing body armor Total 311 26 34 29 33 38 46 24 18 36 27
Handgun Total 214 21 20 21 18 26 35 18 11 24 20
.22 Caliber 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
.22 Magnum 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.25 Caliber 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
.32 Caliber 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
.357 Caliber 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
.357 Magnum 8 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0
.38 Caliber 22 1 2 6 1 3 6 0 2 1 0
.380 Caliber 20 4 2 3 1 2 4 1 1 0 2
.40 Caliber 53 6 1 6 4 6 10 3 0 8 9
.44 Caliber 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.45 Caliber 21 1 1 0 2 3 5 1 3 4 1
5.7x28 Millimeter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Millimeter 62 4 6 3 8 9 5 10 4 7 6
10 Millimeter 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 6 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rifle Total 65 3 6 4 13 10 5 3 5 10 6
.22 Caliber 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
.223 Caliber 20 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2
.270 Caliber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
.280 Caliber 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
.30-06 Caliber 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
.30-30 Caliber 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
.308 Caliber 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
.44 Magnum 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.45x39 Millimeter 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Millimeter 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
7.62x39 Millimeter 17 0 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 5 0
Not reported 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1
Shotgun Total 31 2 7 4 2 2 6 3 2 2 1
12 Gauge 29 2 7 3 2 2 6 2 2 2 1
20 Gauge 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Not reported Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0