Table 46
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Judicial History of Known Offender Prior to Incident, 2010–2019
| Judicial history prior to incident | Total | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of known offenders | 537 | 80 | 76 | 51 | 28 | 60 | 37 | 56 | 44 | 56 | 49 | |
| Previously arrested | 454 | 71 | 64 | 42 | 20 | 51 | 32 | 47 | 40 | 51 | 36 | |
| Convicted on prior criminal charge1 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Conviction as adult2 | 296 | — | 48 | 29 | 13 | 35 | 29 | 39 | 34 | 39 | 30 | |
| Conviction as juvenile | 107 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 11 | |
| Halfway house3 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| House arrest3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Incarceration in penal institution3,4 | 92 | — | 19 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 22 | — | |
| Parole or probation5 | 41 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Parole5 | 91 | — | 14 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
| Probation5 | 212 | — | 37 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 18 | 31 | 22 | 32 | 21 | |
| Prior arrest for | Aggravated assault (excluding officers) 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Assault on law enforcement officer/resisting arrest 7 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Assault on law enforcement officer (aggravated or simple) 7 | 53 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | |
| Crime of violence (includes arrests for aggravated assault, murder, rape, and robbery) 8 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Domestic violence 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| Drug law violation | 247 | 39 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 34 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 33 | 22 | |
| Murder | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other crime of violence (includes arrests for aggravated assault, rape, and robbery)8 | 210 | — | 38 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 35 | 30 | 30 | — | |
| Resisting arrest7 | 107 | — | 19 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | |
| Robbery6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| Sex offense6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Threats against law enforcement 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Weapons violation | 213 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 17 | |
| None of the above 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
- 1For 2010, adult and juvenile convictions were combined into one category, "Convicted on prior criminal charge."
- 2In 2011, "Conviction as adult" was added as an option for judicial history.
- 3In 2011, new options for judicial history were added, including: "Halfway house," "House arrest," and "Incarceration in penal institution."
- 4In 2019, counts for "Incarceration in penal institution" stopped being collected.
- 5For 2010, the judicial history categories "Parole" and "Probation" were combined.
- 6In 2019, "Aggravated assault (excluding officers)," "Domestic violence," "Robbery," "Sex offense," "Threats against law enforcement," and "None of the above" were added as options for prior arrests.
- 7For 2010, the prior arrests categories "Assault on law enforcement officer" and "Resisting arrest" were combined.
- 8For 2010, "Crime of violence" counts for prior arrests included prior murders. Beginning in 2011, "Crime of violence" was renamed "Other crime of violence" since "Murder" was listed separately. In 2019, "Other crime of violence" was eliminated from the list of options for prior arrests because the specific violent crimes were added as options.
