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Home LEOKA 2011 Tables Table 13

Table 13

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Victim Officer's Weapon Stolen1 by Offender, 2002–2011

Victim officer Total 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Number of victim officers Total 543 56 52 57 55 48 58 41 48 56 72
Weapon stolen Total 68 8 11 8 9 4 4 5 7 7 5
Killed with own weapon 28 3 7 4 5 0 2 1 1 4 1
Killed with other weapon 39 5 4 4 4 4 2 4 5 3 4
Killed with weapon information
not reported
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Weapon not stolen Total 470 48 41 48 46 43 53 35 41 48 67
Killed with own weapon 18 1 4 3 1 1 0 3 1 2 2
Killed with other weapon 452 47 37 45 45 42 53 32 40 46 65
Killed with weapon information
not reported
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weapon stolen information
not reported
Total 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Killed with own weapon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Killed with other weapon 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Killed with weapon information
not reported
3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
  • 1The term "stolen" indicates the weapon was taken from the scene of the incident.
  • NOTE: Weapon is inclusive of all weapon types that may be issued to a law enforcement officer.