Table 36
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Officer Killed with Firearm and Wearing Body Armor, Location of Fatal Wound, 2010–2019
Location of fatal firearm wound | Total | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Number of victim officers killed with firearms | Total | 471 | 54 | 63 | 44 | 26 | 46 | 38 | 62 | 42 | 52 | 44 |
Front head | 125 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 9 | |
Rear head | 34 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Side head | 65 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Neck/throat | 46 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | |
Shoulder (upper torso) area1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Front upper torso/chest | 102 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Rear upper torso/back | 23 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Front lower torso/abdomen | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Rear lower torso/back | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Front below waist/groin area | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Rear below waist/buttocks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Arms/hands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Front legs/feet2,3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | |
Front legs2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
Rear legs3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Feet2,3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
Multiple wound locations, unable to determine which was fatal wound 3 | 17 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Fatal wound location not reported | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Number of victim officers killed with firearms while wearing body armor | Total | 339 | 37 | 47 | 23 | 18 | 36 | 27 | 47 | 32 | 43 | 29 |
Front head | 100 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 6 | |
Rear head | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
Side head | 57 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Neck/throat | 35 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
Shoulder (upper torso) area1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Front upper torso/chest | 68 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
Rear upper torso/back | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Front lower torso/abdomen | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Rear lower torso/back | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Front below waist/groin area | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Rear below waist/buttocks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Arms/hands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Front legs/feet2,3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
Front legs2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
Rear legs3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Feet2,3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
Multiple wound locations, unable to determine which was fatal wound 3 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
- 1Beginning in 2019, a new option was added: "Shoulder (upper torso) area."
- 2Beginning in 2019, "Front legs/feet" was separated to be collected as two wound locations: "Front legs" and "Feet."
- 3Beginning in 2011, new options were added, including: "Front legs/feet," "Rear legs," and "Multiple wound locations, unable to determine which was fatal wound."