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Table 12

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Victim Officer's Use of Weapon During Incident, 2004–2013

Victim officer Total 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Number of victim officers 511 57 55 48 58 41 48 56 72 49 27
Fired own weapon 119 11 15 11 11 11 12 17 18 7 6
Attempted to use own weapon 74 9 6 7 17 4 9 7 10 2 3
Did not use or attempt to use own weapon 251 30 24 22 25 14 18 20 43 37 18
Use of weapon not reported 67 7 10 8 5 12 9 12 1 3 0