Table 20
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Officer Killed with Own Weapon, Victim Officer's Type of Weapon, 2010–2019
Type of weapon | Size of ammunition | Total | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Number of victim officers killed with own weapon | Total | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Handgun | Total | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
.38-caliber | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.40-caliber | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
.45-caliber | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 millimeter | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Not reported | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rifle | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shotgun | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |