Table 45
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Status of Known Offender at Time of Incident, 2010–2019
| Status | Total | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of known offenders | Total | 537 | 80 | 76 | 51 | 28 | 60 | 37 | 56 | 44 | 56 | 49 |
| Under judicial supervision | Total | 144 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 12 |
| Conditional release, pending criminal prosecution | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
| Escapee from mental institution1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Escapee from penal institution | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Halfway house | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Home confinement/house arrest1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Parole | 43 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| Patient in mental institution1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Probation | 58 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
| Serving time in penal institution2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other judicial supervision2 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Multiple forms of judicial supervision | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Known to agency as | Anti-government/political 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Anti-law enforcement 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Controlled substance dealer | 64 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |
| Controlled substance possessor | 64 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| Controlled substance user | 81 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
| Domestic terrorist4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Gang member/affiliated with gang member(s) 5 | 36 | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Having history of assaulting/threatening law enforcement officer(s) 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| International terrorist 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Known or suspected terrorist (domestic or international) 4,5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Militia member 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Sovereign citizen3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Survivalist 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Violent offender 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Other 5 | 84 | — | 11 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 0 | |
| Use of alcohol and/or controlled substance | Under influence | 119 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 9 |
| Alcohol | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Controlled substance6 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Amphetamines/methamphetamines | 14 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Barbiturates | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cocaine (all forms except Crack) | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Crack/cocaine | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hashish/hash oil | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heroin | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (a.k.a. LSD) | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marijuana | 22 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| Morphine | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Opium/opiate | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phencyclidine (a.k.a. PCP) | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Synthetic cathinones (a.k.a. Bath salts)7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Other drug/substance | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Multiple forms of substances | 35 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Type of drug/substance not reported | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Not under influence | 47 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Use of alcohol/controlled substance unknown | 330 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 42 | 19 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 26 | |
| Use of alcohol/controlled substance not reported | 41 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| Known to agency as having prior mental disorders | Total | 26 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Relationship between victim officer and offender | Prior relationship through law enforcement (arrest, investigation, etc.) | 51 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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Prior relationship through non-law enforcement (acquaintance, neighbor, relative, etc.) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| No known relationship | 473 | 66 | 65 | 47 | 23 | 57 | 33 | 45 | 40 | 50 | 47 | |
| Not reported | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
- 1Beginning in 2019, new options were added, including: "Escapee from mental institution," "Home confinement/house arrest," and "Patient in mental institution."
- 2Beginning in 2011, new options were added, including: "Serving time in penal institution" and "Other judicial supervision."
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3Beginning in 2019, new options were added, including: "Anti-government/political," "Anti-law enforcement," "Having history of assaulting/threatening law enforcement officer(s)," "Militia member," "Sovereign citizen," "Survivalist,"
and "Violent offender." - 4From 2011 through 2018, "Domestic terrorist" and "International terrorist" were combined.
- 5Beginning in 2011, new options were added, including: "Gang member/affiliated with gang member(s)," "Known or suspected terrorist (domestic or international)," and "Other."
- 6Beginning in 2011, new options were added to indicate the type of controlled substance the offender had used at the time of the incident.
- 7Beginning in 2019, a new option was added to the list of controlled substances: "Synthetic cathinones (a.k.a. Bath salts)."
