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Table 46

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Judicial History of Known Offender Prior to Incident, 2008–2017

Judicial history prior to incident Total 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Number of known offenders 517 42 45 80 76 50 28 60 37 55 44
Previously arrested 435 36 35 71 64 41 20 51 32 45 40
Convicted on prior criminal charge1 107 24 28 55 — — — — — — —
Conviction as adult2 224 — — — 48 29 13 35 28 37 34
Conviction as juvenile 93 6 8 10 18 6 2 10 9 13 11
Halfway house3 6 — — — 1 1 0 2 0 1 1
House arrest3 0 — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Incarceration in penal institution3 69 — — — 19 4 4 9 10 11 12
Parole or probation4 85 18 26 41 — — — — — — —
Parole4 71 — — — 14 7 3 12 12 13 10
Probation4 158 — — — 37 17 8 26 18 31 21
Prior arrest for Assault on law enforcement officer/resisting arrest 5 35 6 9 20 — — — — — — —
Assault on law enforcement officer 5 38 — — — 10 1 1 7 5 7 7
Crime of violence (includes arrests for aggravated assault, murder, rape, and robbery)6 84 17 23 44 — — — — — — —
Drug law violation 223 19 13 39 27 20 8 34 15 26 22
Murder 23 1 2 7 1 2 0 1 3 4 2
Other crime of violence (includes arrests for aggravated assault, rape, and robbery)6 179 — — — 38 19 12 22 24 35 29
Resisting arrest5 84 — — — 19 9 3 15 11 14 13
Weapons violation 208 14 18 40 32 15 7 26 19 21 16
  • 1For 2008, 2009, and 2010, adult and juvenile convictions were combined into one category, "Convicted on prior criminal charge."
  • 2In 2011, "Conviction as adult" was added as an option for judicial history.
  • 3In 2011, new options for judicial history were added, including: "Halfway house," "House arrest," and "Incarceration in penal institution."
  • 4For 2008, 2009, and 2010, the judicial history categories "Parole" and "Probation" were combined.
  • 5For 2008, 2009, and 2010, the prior arrests categories "Assault on law enforcement officer" and "Resisting arrest" were combined.
  • 6For 2008, 2009, and 2010, "Crime of violence" counts for prior arrests included prior murders. Beginning in 2011, "Crime of violence" was renamed to "Other crime of violence" since "Murder" is listed separately.