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Table 47
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Disposition of Known Offender, 2000–2009
Disposition | 2000–2004 | 2005–2009 | 2000–2009 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of known offenders |
Total | 322 | 262 | 584 |
Fugitive | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrested and charged | Total | 235 | 185 | 420 |
Guilty of murder | 161 | 117 | 278 | |
Received death sentence | 49 | 38 | 87 | |
Received life imprisonment | 91 | 61 | 152 | |
Received prison term (ranging from 5 years to 375 years) |
21 | 18 | 39 | |
Guilty of lesser offense related to murder |
31 | 15 | 46 | |
Guilty of crime other than murder | 13 | 10 | 23 | |
Acquitted/dismissed/nolle prosequi | 18 | 15 | 33 | |
Indeterminate charge and sentence | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Committed to psychiatric institution | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
Case pending/disposition unknown | 2 | 23 | 25 | |
Died in custody prior to sentencing | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Not arrested | Total | 87 | 77 | 164 |
Justifiably killed | 53 | 53 | 106 | |
Justifiably killed by victim officer | 17 | 19 | 36 | |
Justifiably killed by person(s) other than victim officer |
36 | 34 | 70 | |
Committed suicide | 29 | 19 | 48 | |
Murdered while at large | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Died under other circumstance | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
Other | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- NOTE: The 14 known offenders involved in the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.