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Table 19

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Victim Officer Killed with Own Weapon, Disarmed1 of Weapon or Weapon Taken from Victim Officer, and Weapon Stolen2 by Offender, 2009–2018

Victim officer Total 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Number of victim officers Total 510 48 55 72 49 27 51 41 66 46 55
Killed with own weapon Total 22 2 5 3 1 1 1 4 0 1 4
Disarmed of weapon/weapon taken from victim officer Total 22 2 5 3 1 1 1 4 0 1 4
Weapon stolen3 12 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2
Weapon not stolen 10 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 2
Weapon stolen information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not disarmed of weapon/weapon not taken from victim officer Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon not stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disarmed of weapon/weapon taken information not reported Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon not stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Killed with weapon other than own Total 487 45 50 69 48 26 50 37 66 45 51
Disarmed of weapon/weapon taken from victim officer Total 40 3 3 9 5 3 7 5 3 0 2
Weapon stolen 25 3 1 4 3 2 6 2 2 0 2
Weapon not stolen 15 0 2 5 2 1 1 3 1 0 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not disarmed of weapon/weapon not taken from victim officer Total 446 42 47 59 43 23 43 32 63 45 49
Weapon stolen 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Weapon not stolen 440 40 44 59 43 23 43 32 63 44 49
Weapon stolen information not reported 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disarmed of weapon/weapon taken information not reported Total 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon not stolen 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Killed with weapon information not reported Total 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disarmed of weapon/weapon taken from victim officer Total 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon not stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not disarmed of weapon/weapon not taken from victim officer Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon not stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disarmed of weapon/weapon taken information not reported Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon not stolen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen information not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • 1The term "disarmed" indicates the victim officer was physically disarmed of one or more of his or her weapons by the offender(s) during the incident.
  • 2The term "stolen" indicates a weapon issued to the victim officer was taken from the scene of the incident by the offender(s).
  • 3One 2015 incident involved an offender(s) who commandeered the victim officer's patrol vehicle, fatally struck the victim officer with the patrol vehicle, and drove the patrol vehicle from the scene of the incident.
  • NOTE: The term "weapon" includes all weapon types that may be issued to a law enforcement officer.