Table 2
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Population Group/Agency Type, 2008–2017
| Population group/agency type | Total | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victim officers | 496 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 72 | 49 | 27 | 51 | 41 | 66 | 46 |
| Group I (cities 250,000 and over) | 100 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
| Group II (cities 100,000–249,999) | 40 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Group III (cities 50,000–99,999) | 30 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Group IV (cities 25,000–49,999) | 35 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Group V (cities 10,000–24,999) | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Group VI (cities under 10,000) | 54 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Metropolitan counties | 95 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 7 |
| Nonmetropolitan counties | 40 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| State agencies | 32 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Federal agencies | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico and other outlying areas | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
