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Table 17

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Age Group of Victim Officer by Race and Sex, 2008–2017

Age group Total Race Sex
White Black/
African
American 		American
Indian/
Alaska Native 		Asian/Native
Hawaiian/Other
Pacific Islander1 		Asian1 Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander1 		Male Female
Number of victim officers 496 427 54 8 2 5 0 471 25
Under 25 20 16 2 2 0 0 0 18 2
25–30 84 73 9 2 0 0 0 80 4
31–35 101 85 14 0 1 1 0 98 3
36–40 82 74 7 0 1 0 0 77 5
41–45 87 71 10 3 0 3 0 83 4
46–50 66 59 5 1 0 1 0 63 3
51–55 33 30 3 0 0 0 0 29 4
56–60 16 13 3 0 0 0 0 16 0
Over 60 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 7 0
  • 1For 2008, 2009, and 2010, the race categories "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander" were combined.