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Table 47
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Disposition of Known Offender, 2001–2010
Disposition | 2001–2005 | 2006–2010 | 2001–2010 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of known offenders | Total | 313 | 292 | 605 |
Fugitive | Total | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Arrested and charged | Total | 228 | 201 | 429 |
Guilty of murder | 167 | 110 | 277 | |
Received death sentence | 54 | 25 | 79 | |
Received life imprisonment | 88 | 61 | 149 | |
Received prison term (ranging from 5 years to 375 years) | 25 | 24 | 49 | |
Guilty of lesser offense related to murder | 27 | 16 | 43 | |
Guilty of crime other than murder | 12 | 13 | 25 | |
Acquitted/dismissed/nolle prosequi | 11 | 23 | 34 | |
Indeterminate charge and sentence | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Committed to psychiatric institution | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
Case pending/disposition unknown | 2 | 36 | 38 | |
Died in custody prior to sentencing | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Not arrested | Total | 85 | 87 | 172 |
Justifiably killed | 53 | 58 | 111 | |
Justifiably killed by victim officer | 18 | 19 | 37 | |
Justifiably killed by person(s) other than victim officer | 35 | 39 | 74 | |
Committed suicide | 27 | 24 | 51 | |
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.