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Table 38

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Firearms While Wearing Body Armor

Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition Penetrating Victim Officer's Body Armor, 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 and body armor was penetrated Total 22 2 1 2 4 3 0 0 5 1 4
Handgun Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5.7x28 Millimeter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rifle Total 21 2 1 2 4 3 0 0 5 0 4
.223 Caliber 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
.30-06 Caliber 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.30-30 Caliber 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.308 Caliber 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
5.45x39 Millimeter 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
7 Millimeter 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7.62x39 Millimeter 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0
Not reported 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shotgun Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0