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Home LEOKA 2010 Tables Table 11

Table 11

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Race and Sex of Victim Officer, 2001–2010

Victim officer Total 20011 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of victim officers 541 70 56 52 57 55 48 58 41 48 56
Race White 456 62 51 41 46 47 41 48 30 42 48
Black 72 8 4 8 10 8 5 9 10 3 7
Asian/Pacific Islander 8 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
American Indian/
Alaskan Native
5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0
Sex Male 514 67 48 50 54 54 45 58 37 47 54
Female 27 3 8 2 3 1 3 0 4 1 2
  • 1The deaths of the 72 law enforcement officers that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.