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Table 40
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Firearms While Wearing Body Armor
Point of Entry for Torso Wounds, 2002–2011
Point of entry | Total | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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Number of victim officers killed with firearms while wearing body armor and receiving torso wounds |
105 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 |
Entered between side panels of vest | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Entered through armhole or shoulder area of vest | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Entered above vest (front or back of neck, collarbone area, etc.) | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Entered below vest (abdominal or lower back area) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Penetrated through vest (round more powerful than vest's capabilities/specifications) |
22 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Penetrated through vest (body armor failure) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vest not penetrated (blunt force trauma) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Not reported | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |