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Home LEOKA 2018-old Tables Table 45

Table 45

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Status of Known Offender at Time of Incident, 2009–2018

Status Total 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Number of known offenders Total 532 45 80 76 51 28 60 37 56 44 55
Under judicial supervision Total 145 13 19 19 12 6 12 11 15 18 20
Conditional release, pending criminal prosecution 27 3 1 5 2 2 1 3 1 3 6
Escapee from penal institution 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Halfway house 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Parole 40 3 8 4 4 2 5 3 3 5 3
Probation 62 7 9 7 5 2 5 4 10 5 8
Serving time in penal institution1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Other judicial supervision1 10 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 1
Multiple forms of judicial supervision 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Known to agency as Controlled substance dealer 61 5 7 9 6 4 12 2 4 2 10
Controlled substance possessor 62 2 12 9 5 2 10 2 9 1 10
Controlled substance user 87 10 19 13 6 3 8 2 12 4 10
Known or suspected gang member 2 34 8 4 2 7 4 7 0 2
Known or suspected terrorist (domestic or international) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Other2 82 11 2 7 6 7 12 15 22
Use of alcohol and/or controlled substance Under influence 112 3 17 12 13 4 13 13 16 6 15
Alcohol 27 2 6 4 3 3 2 3 1 1 2
Controlled substance3 11 1 10
Amphetamines/methamphetamines 11 0 0 1 3 0 4 1 2
Barbiturates 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Cocaine (all forms except Crack) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crack/cocaine 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heroin 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marijuana 21 2 2 0 3 2 4 2 6
Morphine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Opium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PCP 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Other depressants not listed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other hallucinogens not listed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other narcotics not listed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other stimulants not listed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Other dangerous drug/substance 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Multiple forms of substances 33 0 1 5 7 0 2 6 6 2 4
Not under influence 53 10 10 11 3 3 4 2 3 3 4
Use of alcohol/controlled substance unknown 329 26 48 48 28 20 42 19 31 35 32
Use of alcohol/controlled substance not reported 38 6 5 5 7 1 1 3 6 0 4
Known to agency as having prior mental disorders Total 29 3 2 7 2 2 1 3 2 2 5
Relationship between victim officer and offender Prior relationship through law enforcement (arrest, investigation, etc.) 54 3 8 11 4 3 3 4 10 3 5
Prior relationship through non-law enforcement (acquaintance, neighbor,
relative, etc.)
4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
No known relationship 457 33 66 65 47 23 57 33 45 40 48
Not reported 17 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
  • 1Beginning in 2011, new options were added, including: "Serving time in penal institution" and "Other judicial supervision."
  • 2Beginning in 2011, new options were added, including: "Known or suspected gang member" and "Known or suspected terrorist (domestic or international)."
  • 3Beginning in 2011, new options were added to indicate the type of controlled substance the offender had used at the time of the incident.