Table 35
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Firearms
Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition, 2004–2013
Type of firearm | Size of ammunition | Total | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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Number of victim officers killed with firearms | Total | 474 | 54 | 50 | 46 | 56 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 44 | 26 |
Handgun | Total | 345 | 36 | 42 | 36 | 39 | 25 | 28 | 38 | 50 | 33 | 18 |
.22 Caliber | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
.22 Magnum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.25 Caliber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
.32 Caliber | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.357 Caliber | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
.357 Magnum | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
.38 Caliber | 42 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | |
.380 Caliber | 29 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
.40 Caliber | 67 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | |
.44 Caliber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.44 Magnum | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
.45 Caliber | 39 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
.50 Caliber | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 Millimeter | 92 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 6 | |
10 Millimeter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Not reported | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
Rifle | Total | 87 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
.22 Caliber | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.223 Caliber | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
.280 Caliber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.30 Caliber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.30-06 Caliber | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.30-30 Caliber | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.308 Caliber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
.44 Magnum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5.45 Millimeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5.45x39 Millimeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5.56 Millimeter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 Millimeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7.62x39 Millimeter | 32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
9 Millimeter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Not reported | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Shotgun | Total | 40 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
12 Gauge | 35 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
16 Gauge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 Gauge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Not reported | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Not reported | Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Not reported | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |