Table 46
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Disposition of Known Offender, 2005–2014
Disposition | 2005–2009 | 2010–2014 | 2005–2014 | |
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Number of known offenders | Total | 268 | 294 | 562 |
Fugitive | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Arrested and charged | Total | 190 | 178 | 368 |
Guilty of murder | 138 | 100 | 238 | |
Received death sentence | 41 | 9 | 50 | |
Received life imprisonment | 72 | 65 | 137 | |
Received prison term (ranging from 9 years to 999 years) | 25 | 26 | 51 | |
Guilty of lesser offense related to murder | 17 | 17 | 34 | |
Guilty of crime other than murder | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
Acquitted/dismissed/nolle prosequi | 16 | 12 | 28 | |
Indeterminate charge and sentence | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Committed to psychiatric institution | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
Case pending/disposition unknown | 4 | 31 | 35 | |
Died in custody prior to sentencing | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Not arrested | Total | 77 | 111 | 188 |
Justifiably killed | 53 | 61 | 114 | |
Justifiably killed by victim officer | 20 | 14 | 34 | |
Justifiably killed by person(s) other than victim officer | 33 | 47 | 80 | |
Committed suicide | 19 | 44 | 63 | |
Murdered while at large | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Died under other circumstance | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Other | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Not reported | Total | 0 | 3 | 3 |