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Table 19

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Victim Officer Killed with Own Weapon, Disarmed1 of Weapon by Offender, and Weapon Stolen2 by Offender, 2007–2016

Victim officer Total 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Number of victim officers Total 509 58 41 48 56 72 49 27 51 41 66
Killed with own weapon Total 24 2 4 2 6 3 1 1 1 3 1
Disarmed Total 22 1 3 2 6 3 1 1 1 3 1
Weapon stolen 10 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 1
Weapon not stolen 12 0 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not disarmed Total 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon not stolen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disarmed information not reported Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon not stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Killed with weapon other than own Total 483 56 37 45 50 69 48 26 50 38 64
Disarmed Total 42 1 3 3 3 10 5 3 7 5 2
Weapon stolen 26 1 2 3 1 4 3 2 6 2 2
Weapon not stolen 16 0 1 0 2 6 2 1 1 3 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not disarmed Total 439 54 34 42 47 58 43 23 43 33 62
Weapon stolen 7 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon not stolen 431 53 32 40 44 58 43 23 43 33 62
Weapon stolen information not reported 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disarmed information not reported Total 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon not stolen 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Killed with weapon information not reported Total 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Disarmed Total 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon not stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not disarmed Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon not stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disarmed information not reported Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Weapon stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon not stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  • 1The term "disarmed" indicates the victim officer was physically disarmed by the offender(s) of one or more of their weapons during the incident.
  • 2The term "stolen" indicates a weapon issued to the victim officer was taken from the scene of the incident by the offender(s).
  • NOTE: Weapon is inclusive of all weapon types that may be issued to a law enforcement officer.