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Home LEOKA 2012 Tables Table 46

Table 46

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Criminal History of Known Offender, 2003–2012

Criminal history Total 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Number of known offenders 595 58 61 56 59 66 42 45 80 77 51
Prior criminal arrest 489 47 49 53 43 60 36 33 71 64 33
Convicted on prior criminal charge 385 42 39 41 31 46 24 28 55 52 27
Received juvenile conviction on prior criminal charge 111 16 15 8 9 14 6 8 10 19 6
Received parole/probation on prior criminal charge 304 29 34 34 22 39 18 26 41 44 17
Prior arrest for Crime of violence 277 28 30 25 26 32 16 23 44 37 16
Murder 23 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 7 1 1
Drug law violation 258 26 27 26 27 38 19 13 39 27 16
Assaulting an officer/resisting arrest 143 19 15 12 11 20 6 9 20 23 8
Weapons violation 236 17 25 21 25 29 14 18 40 33 14