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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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."
