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Table 36

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Firearms While Wearing Body Armor

Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition, 2007–2016

Type of firearm Size of ammunition Total 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Number of victim officers killed with firearms while wearing body armor Total 332 34 29 33 38 46 24 18 36 27 47
Handgun Total 220 20 21 18 26 35 18 11 24 20 27
.22 Caliber 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
.22 Magnum 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.25 Caliber 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
.32 Caliber 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
.357 Caliber 7 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
.357 Magnum 6 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
.38 Caliber 24 2 6 1 3 6 0 2 1 0 3
.380 Caliber 20 2 3 1 2 4 1 1 0 2 4
.40 Caliber 49 1 6 4 6 10 3 0 8 9 2
.44 Caliber 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.45 Caliber 25 1 0 2 3 5 1 3 4 1 5
5.7x28 Millimeter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 Millimeter 68 6 3 8 9 5 10 4 7 6 10
Not reported 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rifle Total 82 6 4 13 10 5 3 5 10 6 20
.22 Caliber 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
.223 Caliber 26 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 6
.25-06 Caliber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
.270 Caliber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
.280 Caliber 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.30-06 Caliber 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
.30-30 Caliber 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
.308 Caliber 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
.44 Magnum 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.45 Caliber 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
5.45x39 Millimeter 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
5.56 Millimeter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
7 Millimeter 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7.62x39 Millimeter 21 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 5 1 3
Not reported 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
Shotgun Total 29 7 4 2 2 6 3 2 2 1 0
12 Gauge 27 7 3 2 2 6 2 2 2 1 0
20 Gauge 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Not reported Total 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0