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Table 14
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Own Weapons
Victim Officer's Type of Weapon,1 2003–2012
Type of weapon | Size of ammunition of firearm | Total | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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Number of victim officers killed with own weapons | Total | 43 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Handgun | Total | 40 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
.357 Caliber | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.357 Magnum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.38 Caliber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
.40 Caliber | 20 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
.45 Caliber | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
9 Millimeter | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Not reported | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Rifle | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
.22 Caliber | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Shotgun | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
12 Gauge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Blunt instrument (baton) | Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 1Weapon is inclusive of all weapon types that may be issued to a law enforcement officer.