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Table 20

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Own Weapons

Victim Officer's Type of Weapon, 2009–2018

Type of weapon Size of ammunition Total 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Number of victim officers killed with own weapon Total 22 2 5 3 1 1 1 4 0 1 4
Handgun Total 21 2 5 3 1 1 1 3 0 1 4
.38-caliber 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.40-caliber 9 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2
.45-caliber 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 millimeter 7 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
Not reported 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
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 1 0 0 0
  • 1One 2015 incident involved an offender(s) who fatally struck the victim officer with the officer's own patrol vehicle.