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Home LEOKA 2011 Tables Table 46

Table 46

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Criminal History of Known Offender, 2002–2011

Criminal history Total 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Number of known offenders 595 63 58 61 56 57 66 42 41 74 77
Prior criminal arrest 498 52 47 49 53 42 60 36 33 62 64
Convicted on prior criminal charge 386 38 42 39 41 30 46 24 28 47 51
Received juvenile conviction on prior criminal charge 112 8 16 15 8 8 14 6 8 10 19
Received parole/probation on prior criminal charge 317 34 29 34 34 22 39 18 26 38 43
Prior arrest for Crime of violence 275 22 28 30 25 25 32 16 23 38 36
Murder 24 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 7 1
Drug law violation 267 31 26 27 26 26 38 19 13 35 26
Assaulting an officer/resisting arrest 141 7 19 15 12 11 20 6 9 19 23
Weapons violation 239 21 17 25 21 24 29 14 18 37 33