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Home LEOKA 2018-old Tables Topic Guide

Topic Guide

Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted

Subject Matter by Table Number, 2018

Publication section Subject matter Table number(s)
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Spring release
Location and time of incidents 1, 5-9
Population group and agency type 2
Lighting and environmental conditions 3-4
Profile of victim officers 10-17
Use of weapon by victim officer, assisting officers, and offenders 18
Victim officer killed with own weapon, disarmed of own weapon, and weapon stolen by offender 19-20
Circumstance/assignment 21-27, 30
Weapon information 28-29, 31-33, 37, 39
Victim officer's use of uniform, body armor, or holster 34-35
Officer's wounds and use of body armor 36, 38
Profile of known offenders 40-44
Status of known offenders 45
Judicial history of known offenders 46
Disposition of known offenders 47
Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Spring release
Location and time of incidents 48, 50-54
Population group and agency type 49
Profile of victim officers 55-62
Circumstance/assignment 63-67, 70
Lighting and environmental conditions 68-69
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Spring release
Victim and known offender information 71
Number of federal officers killed or injured 72
Extent of injury of victim officer 73
Weapon information 74-77
Activity at time of incident 78
Disposition of known offenders 79
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Fall Release
Location and time of incidents 80, 82
Population group 81
Circumstance/assignment 83-84
Weapon information 85-88
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured
Fall release
Location and time of incidents 89, 91-97
Population group and agency type 90
Profile of victim officers 98-105
Victim officer's use of weapon 106
Offender's use of victim officer's weapon 107
Circumstance/assignment 109-115
Weapon information 108, 116-121, 124, 126
Victim officer's use of uniform, body armor, or holster 122-123
Officer's wounds and use of body armor 125
Profile of known offenders 127-133