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Table 32

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Firearms

Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition by Distance Between Victim Officer and Offender, 2018

Type of firearm Size of ammunition Total 0-5
feet
6-10
feet
11-20
feet
21-50
feet
Over 50
feet
Distance
unknown
Distance
not reported
Number of victim officers killed with firearms Total 51 23 9 5 3 3 4 4
Handgun Total 38 22 5 3 3 1 2 2
.22-caliber 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
.357-caliber 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
.38-caliber 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
.380-caliber 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
.40-caliber 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
.45-caliber 8 4 2 0 2 0 0 0
9 millimeter 15 10 1 2 0 1 0 1
Unknown 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Rifle Total 10 0 4 2 0 0 2 2
.223-caliber 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
5.56 millimeter 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
7.62x39 millimeter 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 millimeter 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Shotgun Total 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12-gauge 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Not reported Total 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0