Table 6

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Profile of Victim Officers, Age Groups, 1995-2004
Victim officers	Total	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001¹	2002	2003	2004
Total	594	74	61	70	61	42	51	70	56	52	57
Under 25 years	35	6	3	1	7	1	5	6	1	2	3
25 - 30 years	149	19	20	20	18	10	12	17	11	13	9
31 - 40 years	218	18	22	25	17	23	19	28	28	17	21
Over 40 years	187	31	13	24	19	8	15	19	16	20	22
Age not reported	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Average years of age	37	38	35	37	35	36	37	37	37	38	39
¹The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.