Table 20
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Own Weapons
Victim Officer's Type of Weapon, 2008–2017
Type of weapon | Size of ammunition | Total | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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Number of victim officers killed with own weapon | Total | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Handgun | Total | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
.38 Caliber | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.40 Caliber | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
.45 Caliber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 Millimeter | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Not reported | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Rifle | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shotgun | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other1 | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- 1One 2015 incident involved an offender(s) who fatally struck the victim officer with the officer's own patrol vehicle.