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Home LEOKA 2011 Tables Table 36

Table 36

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Firearms

Distance Between Victim Officer and Offender, 2002–2011

Distance in feet Total 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Number of victim officers
killed with firearms
500 51 45 54 50 46 56 35 45 55 63
0–5 235 25 24 24 31 24 27 19 19 21 21
6–10 92 9 12 8 9 8 10 3 7 7 19
11–20 72 8 3 11 4 4 7 8 9 10 8
21–50 34 3 3 5 3 1 5 1 5 6 2
Over 50 29 4 3 1 2 4 4 2 2 4 3
Not reported 38 2 0 5 1 5 3 2 3 7 10