Table 44

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Race and Sex of Known Offender, 1998–2007

Known offender		Total	1998	1999	2000	2001¹	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Number of known offenders		624	82	49	66	74	63	58	59	56	55	62
Race	White	357	46	27	46	44	39	31	28	36	25	35
	Black	252	32	19	20	27	24	26	31	20	29	24
	Asian/Pacific Islander	7	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	6	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Not reported	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sex	Male	614	81	47	64	73	61	57	59	56	54	62
Sex	Female	10	1	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0

¹The 14 known offenders involved in the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.