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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, 2001–2010
| Location of fatal firearm wound | Total | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Number of victim officers killed with firearms |
Total | 498 | 61 | 51 | 45 | 54 | 50 | 46 | 56 | 35 | 45 | 55 |
| Front head | 141 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 11 | |
| Rear head | 42 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Side head | 62 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | |
| Neck/throat | 45 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
| Front upper torso/chest | 136 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 15 | |
| Rear upper torso/back | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Front lower torso/stomach | 31 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Rear lower torso/back | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Front below waist | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rear below waist | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Arms/hands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fatal wound location not reported | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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Number of victim officers killed with firearms while wearing body armor |
Total | 324 | 38 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 38 |
| Front head | 108 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 7 | |
| Rear head | 29 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Side head | 47 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
| Neck/throat | 36 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
| Front upper torso/chest | 72 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
| Rear upper torso/back | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Front lower torso/stomach | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Rear lower torso/back | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Front below waist | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rear below waist | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Arms/hands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
