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Table 44

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Age Group of Known Offender by Race and Sex, 2008–2017

Age group Total Race Sex
White Black/
African American
American
Indian/
Alaska Native
Asian/Native
Hawaiian/Other
Pacific Islander
1
Asian1 Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific
Islander
1
Race
not
reported
Male Female Sex
not
reported
Number of known offenders 517 288 197 12 3 3 1 13 501 15 1
Under 18 19 11 6 0 0 1 0 1 16 3 0
18–24 120 50 62 4 0 0 1 3 116 4 0
25–30 127 60 57 4 2 1 0 3 125 2 0
31–35 88 51 34 2 0 0 0 1 86 2 0
36–40 52 35 15 0 1 0 0 1 51 1 0
41–45 39 27 10 1 0 1 0 0 38 1 0
46–50 28 19 8 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 0
51–55 19 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
56–60 13 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0
Over 60 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
Not reported 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 1
  • 1For 2008, 2009, and 2010, the race categories "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander" were combined.