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Home LEOKA 2019 Tables Topic Guide

Topic Guide

Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted

Subject Matter by Table Number, 2019

Publication section Subject matter Table number(s)
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Spring release
Location and time of incidents 1, 5-9
Population group and agency type 2
Lighting and weather conditions 3-4
Profile of victim officers 10-17
Use of firearm by victim officer, assisting officer, and offender 18
Victim officer killed with own weapon, disarmed of weapon, and weapon stolen by offender 19-20
Assignment/circumstance 21-27, 30
Weapon information 28-29, 31-33, 37, 39
Victim officers' use of uniform, body armor, or holster 34-35
Officers' wound locations and use of body armor 36, 38
Profile of known offenders 40-44
Status of known offenders 45
Judicial history of known offenders 46
Disposition of known offenders 47
Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Spring release
Location and time of incidents 48, 50-54
Population group and agency type 49
Profile of victim officers 55-62
Assignment/circumstance 63-67, 70
Lighting and weather conditions 68-69
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Spring release
Department and agency by number of federal officers and known offender information 71
Department and agency by number of federal officers killed or injured 72
Department and agency by extent of injury of victim officer 73
Weapon information 74-77
Department and agency by activity at time of incident 78
Department and agency by disposition of known offenders 79
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Fall release
Location and time of incidents 80, 82
Population group 81
Assignment/circumstance 83-84
Weapon information 85-88
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted and Injured with Firearms, Knives, or Other Cutting Instruments
Fall release
Location and time of incidents 89, 91-97
Population group and agency type 90
Profile of victim officers 98-105
Use of firearm by victim officer, assisting officer, and offender 106
Victim officer assaulted with own weapon, disarmed of weapon, and weapon stolen by offender 107
Assignment/circumstance 109-115, 118
Weapon information 108, 116-117, 119-121, 124, 126
Victim officer's use of uniform, body armor, or holster 122-123
Officers' wound locations and use of body armor 125
Profile of known offenders 127-131
Status of known offenders 132
Judicial history of known offenders 133