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Table 38
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Firearms
Location of Fatal Firearm Wound and Number of Victim Officers Wearing Body Armor, 2003–2012
| Location of fatal firearm wound | Total | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victim officers killed with firearms | Total | 493 | 45 | 54 | 50 | 46 | 56 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 44 |
| Front head | 128 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | |
| Rear head | 42 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
| Side head | 72 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | |
| Neck/throat | 48 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| Front upper torso/chest | 127 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 5 | |
| Rear upper torso/back | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| Front lower torso/stomach | 26 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rear lower torso/back | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Front below waist | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rear below waist | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arms/hands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fatal wound location not reported | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Number of victim officers killed with firearms while wearing body armor | Total | 321 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 23 |
| Front head | 96 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 11 | |
| Rear head | 32 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |
| Side head | 54 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | |
| Neck/throat | 36 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Front upper torso/chest | 72 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1 | |
| Rear upper torso/back | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Front lower torso/stomach | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rear lower torso/back | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Front below waist | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rear below waist | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arms/hands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
