Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2002/Section I — Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

by Federal Bureau of Investigation

Section I — Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Methodology

Section I contains statistics on felonious and accidental deaths of duly sworn local, state, and federal law enforcement officers meeting the following criteria: they are working in an official capacity, they have full arrest powers, they wear a badge (ordinarily), they carry a firearm (ordinarily), and they are paid from governmental funds set aside specifically for payment of sworn law enforcement representatives.

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program collects data on officers' deaths from several sources. First, local and state law enforcement agencies participating in the UCR Program notify the national Program of duty-related deaths. Contributors submit preliminary data about any officer killed in the line of duty within their jurisdictions. In addition, FBI field divisions and legal attache offices report such incidents occurring in the United States and its territories, as well as those incidents in which a United States law enforcement officer dies while assigned to duties in another country. Finally, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, administrator of the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program, maintains contact throughout the year, supplying the national UCR Program with information regarding officers whose survivors have received benefits. This threefold reporting procedure ensures the validity and completeness of the data.

When the national Program receives notification of a line-of-duty death, the staff sends inquiries through FBI field divisions to the victim officer's employing agency to obtain additional details concerning the circumstances surrounding the incident. Additionally, the national staff furnish the agency with information concerning two federal programs that provide benefits to survivors of federal and nonfederal law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The national Program staff also obtain pertinent criminal history data from the FBI's Interstate Identification Index concerning individuals identified in connection with felonious killings.

The number of officers killed on September 11, 2001, are not included in this publication. Because of the unique nature of the data from this singular event, including these extreme values in rate or trend data would skew data measurements in the UCR Program's analysis.

Overview

During 2002, a total of 56 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in 26 states and the United States Territory of Puerto Rico. City police departments employed 27 of the fallen officers; county police and sheriff's offices employed 19 officers; state agencies employed 4 of the victims; and federal agencies employed 2. Puerto Rico employed 4 of the victim officers, all of whom were city law enforcement officers. (See Table 27.) Fifty-three separate incidents, one of which occurred in 1993, a second which occurred in 1999, and a third which occurred in 2000, claimed the lives of the 56 officers in 2002. Forty-seven of these incidents were cleared by arrests or by exceptional means.

The 56 officers slain in 2002 were 14 fewer than the 70 fatalities in 2001. Five- and 10-year comparisons show that the number of officers killed in 2002 were 5 fewer than the 61 officers murdered in 1998 and 14 fewer than the 70 officers feloniously slain in 1993. (Based on Table 1.)

Victims

The average age of the 56 law enforcement officers feloniously killed in 2002 was 37. One officer was under the age of 25, and 11 were 25 to 30 years of age. Twenty-eight victim officers were 31 to 40 years old, and 16 were over 40 years in age. (See Table 5.) Forty-eight of the slain officers were male, and 8 were female. Fifty-one officers were white, 4 were black, and 1 was Asian/Pacific Islander. (See Table 6.)

On average, officers feloniously killed in 2002 had 10 years of service. Twelve officers had 1 to 4 years of service, 20 officers had 5 to 10 years of experience, and 23 officers had served over 10 years in law enforcement. Law enforcement experience was not reported for 1 victim. (See Table 7.)

Circumstances Surrounding Deaths

The data collected on the circumstances surrounding officers' deaths in 2002 revealed that 15 were slain in ambush situations, 10 were killed during traffic pursuits or stops, and 10 were killed during arrest situations. A further breakdown of the arrest situations showed that 4 officers were killed by robbery suspects, 3 were involved in drug-related matters, and 3 officers were attempting other arrests. Nine law enforcement officers were slain while answering disturbance calls, 5 of which involved family quarrels and 4 of which involved bar fights, person with firearm, etc. Eight officers were investigating suspicious persons or circumstances at the time of their deaths, and 4 officers were slain by mentally deranged assailants. (See Table 20.)

From 1993 through 2002, 32.2 percent of the officers feloniously killed were involved in arrest situations (burglary or robbery investigations, drug-related matters, etc.), 16.5 percent were investigating suspicious persons or circumstances, and 15.4 percent were responding to disturbance calls. Additionally, 15.3 percent of the fallen officers were involved in traffic pursuits or stops, and 15.1 percent were killed in ambush situations. Data also showed that 3.1 percent of the victim officers were slain while handling, transporting, or maintaining custody of prisoners, and 2.4 percent of the officers were killed by mentally deranged assailants. (Based on Table 18.)

Types of Assignment

In 2002, 38 of the 56 slain officers were assigned to vehicle patrol. Of these, 32 officers were assigned to one-officer vehicles and 6 were assigned to two-officer vehicles. At the time of the incidents, 1 officer was alone and on foot patrol. Twelve victim officers were assigned to other duties (undercover, special assignments, etc.), and of these, 2 were alone and unassisted. Five officers were off duty but acting in an official capacity when killed. (See Table 22.)

In the 10-year period, 1993 through 2002, most of the victim officers, 63.5 percent, were assigned to vehicle patrol at the time of the felonious incidents that led to their deaths. Data also showed that 20.9 percent of the fallen officers were performing other duties (special assignments, detective work, undercover assignments, etc.) when slain. During the decade, 13.2 percent of the total victim officers were acting in an official capacity though off duty at the time of their fatal incidents. Data collected regarding the officers' assignments also revealed that during the 10-year period, 46.8 percent of the 404 vehicle patrol officers were alone and unassisted when they were killed, 8 of the 15 (53.3 percent) foot patrol officers were alone and unassisted, and 27.8 percent of the 133 victim officers who were performing other types of assignments were alone and unassisted. (Based on Table 24.)

Weapons

Weapons data reported to the national Program in 2002 showed that firearms were used in 51 of the 56 officer murders. Handguns were used in 38 of the killings, and 11 of these were committed using 9 mm handguns. Rifles were used in 10 officer slayings, and shotguns were used in 3 of the murders. In addition to those victims killed by firearms, 4 officers were intentionally struck by vehicles, and 1 officer was stabbed to death with a knife. (See Tables 26, 27, and 32.)

From 1993 through 2002, 636 officers were killed in the line of duty. Of that number, 591 officers were killed with firearms, and 443 of those victims were killed with handguns. In addition, 9 officers were killed with bombs, 8 officers with knives or other cutting instruments, 3 with personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.), and 25 officers were murdered with other weapons (vehicles, blunt objects, etc.). During that same 10-year period, 46 of the officers killed with firearms were slain with their own weapons. (See Tables 14 and 26.) Furthermore, during that 10-year period, 136 of the 636 officers feloniously killed fired their service weapons during the incident. In addition, assailants stole the service weapons from 97 of the victim officers. (See Tables 12 and 13.)

Among the 51 officers who were killed by firearms in 2002, 25 victim officers were within 5 feet and 9 were within 6 to 10 feet of their attackers. Eight officers were within 11 to 20 feet of their assailants, 3 officers were within 21 to 50 feet, and 4 victims were over 50 feet from their attackers. The distance between victim and attacker was not provided for 2 officers. (See Table 33.)

Body Armor

In 2002, 34 of the 51 officers killed in the line of duty by a firearm were wearing body armor at the time of their deaths. Twenty-one of the officers who were wearing body armor died as a result of head wounds, 11 died from wounds to the upper torso, and 2 received fatal wounds below the waist. (See Table 35.) Of the 11 victims with upper torso injuries, 3 died as a result of bullets entering through the armhole or shoulder area of the vest, 3 died when bullets entered above the vest, and 3 were struck below the protective vest. One officer died from a bullet that entered between the side panels of the vest, and 1 officer died as a result of a .30-30 caliber bullet penetrating the body armor. (See Tables 36 and 37.)

Places

Regionally, 25 of the 56 felonious deaths reported to the national Program in 2002 occurred in the South. Twelve line-of-duty deaths occurred in the Midwest, 9 in the West, and 5 in the Northeast. Five victim officers were killed in the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico.

For the 10-year period between 1993 and 2002, the South experienced 278 officer deaths; the West, 130 officer slayings; the Midwest, 116 murders; and the Northeast, 63 slain officers. Forty-nine officers were slain in the U.S. Territories during this 10-year period. (See Table 1.)

Times

In 2002, the greatest number of officers, 9, were killed in incidents that occurred between 8:01 p.m. and 10 p.m. Eight officers were killed in incidents that occurred between the hours of 4:01 p.m. and 6 p.m. One officer was killed between the hours 4:01 a.m. and 6 a.m., the time in which the fewest number of officers were killed.

During the past decade, the majority, 14.5 percent, of officers feloniously killed in the line of duty were attacked between 8:01 p.m. and 10 p.m. The fewest, 3.8 percent, were feloniously assaulted between 6:01 a.m. and 8 a.m. (Based on Table 2.)

A breakdown of 2002 data by day of the week showed that more officers, 11 of the 56 officers feloniously killed, received fatal injuries on Monday than on any other day of the week. The fewest number of officers, 6, were fatally attacked on Wednesday. During the 10-year span 1993 through 2002, the majority of officers, 110, were attacked on Friday. For the same 10-year period, Sunday was the least likely day for a felonious attack (69 fatal attacks). (See Table 3.)

A review of the 2002 data by month revealed that August was the month in which the greatest number of officers, 9, were killed, followed by January and November in which 8 officers were feloniously killed in each month. The fewest number of officers, 1, were feloniously killed in June. In the 10-year period, 1993 through 2002, more officers, 63, were killed in August than in any other month. The fewest number of officers, 42, were feloniously killed in June. (See Table 4.)

Alleged Assailants

The 56 officers who were killed in 2002 lost their lives in 53 separate incidents. Sixty-one assailants were identified in connection with those incidents. Of the 61 identified suspects, 45 were arrested, 8 were justifiably killed by persons other than the victim officer, and 4 of the assailants committed suicide. Three assailants were justifiably killed by the victim officer, and 1 assailant remains at large at the time of publication. Seven offenders remain unidentified.

Of the 61 identified suspects, 59 were male and 2 were female. Regarding the race of the assailants, 37 were white and 24 were black. The average age of the assailants was 32 years. Two of the assailants were under 18 years of age, 24 were 18 to 24 years of age, 10 were 25 to 30 years of age, 12 were 31 to 40 years of age, and 13 were over the age of 40. (See Tables 38 and 39.)

For 2002, a review of the criminal histories of the 61 known assailants revealed that 48 had prior criminal arrests, 36 had been convicted on a prior criminal charge, and 18 of the suspects had been previously arrested for a violent crime. Two assailants had prior arrests for murder. Thirty-one of the suspects had received parole or probation for prior criminal charges, 28 had prior arrests for drug law violations, 19 had been arrested for weapons violations, and 10 assailants had prior arrests for assaulting an officer or resisting arrest. (See Table 42.)

Table 1
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Region, Geographic Division, and State, 1993-2002
Area	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	636	70	80	74	61	71	61	42	51	70	56
NORTHEAST	63	9	12	8	10	8	3	5	0	3	5
New England	14	1	6	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	1
Connecticut	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Maine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Massachusetts	8	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
New Hampshire	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rhode Island	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vermont	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Middle Atlantic	49	8	6	7	10	5	3	3	0	3	4
New Jersey	11	1	2	3	0	2	0	2	0	1	0
New York.	22	3	3	2	6	3	3	0	0	0	2
Pennsylvania	16	4	1	2	4	0	0	1	0	2	2
MIDWEST	116	11	16	8	15	11	10	6	13	14	12
⁠East North Central	85	8	11	5	10	9	8	4	8	12	10
Illinois	19	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	6	2
Indiana	16	4	1	0	0	4	2	1	2	2	0
Michigan	17	1	3	1	1	0	2	1	2	3	3
Ohio	21	2	2	1	5	4	1	0	2	1	3
Wisconsin	12	0	4	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	2
⁠West North Central	31	3	5	3	5	2	2	2	5	2	2
Iowa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kansas	8	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Minnesota	8	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1
Missouri	11	0	3	0	1	0	1	1	3	1	1
Nebraska	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Dakota	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Dakota	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SOUTH	278	31	24	32	24	32	29	20	32	29	25
⁠South Atlantic	128	14	14	10	11	14	16	10	15	13	11
Delaware	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
District of Columbia	13	2	3	2	0	3	2	0	0	1	0
Florida	18	3	0	2	4	1	5	0	1	1	1
Georgia	27	1	3	2	3	2	2	5	6	2	1
Maryland	13	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	3	3
North Carolina	26	4	2	2	2	5	2	3	2	4	0
South Carolina	16	1	1	0	2	2	1	1	2	1	5
Virginia	12	1	5	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	1
West Virginia	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
⁠East South Central	55	3	7	6	3	11	7	3	3	6	6
Alabama	13	1	3	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	2
Kentucky	8	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	1
Mississippi	18	1	3	1	0	5	3	1	0	3	1
Tennessee	16	0	1	3	2	3	0	1	3	1	2
West South Central	95	14	3	16	10	7	6	7	14	10	8
Arkansas	11	1	0	3	1	3	1	0	1	0	1
Louisiana	17	4	0	3	4	1	0	0	3	0	2
Oklahoma	13	1	0	8	1	0	0	2	0	1	0
Texas	54	8	3	2	4	3	5	5	10	9	5
WEST	130	11	19	23	6	15	14	11	4	18	9
⁠Mountain	49	3	8	11	1	5	4	4	1	9	3
Arizona	17	1	1	5	1	1	1	3	1	1	2
Colorado	8	0	2	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Idaho	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0
Montana	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nevada	6	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
New Mexico	6	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
Utah	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Wyoming	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
⁠Pacific	81	8	11	12	5	10	10	7	3	9	6
Alaska	6	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	0
California	62	8	9	11	4	7	7	4	2	6	4
Hawaii	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Oregon	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Washington	9	0	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
U.S. TERRITORIES	49	8	9	3	6	5	5	0	2	6	5
American Samoa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mariana Islands	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	48	8	9	2	6	5	5	0	2	6	5
U.S. Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

 

 

Table 2
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Time of Day, 1993-2002
Time	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	636	70	80	74	61	71	61	42	51	70	56
A.M.
12:01 - 2	77	13	9	9	7	7	7	5	10	6	4
2:01 - 4	46	5	8	5	5	5	2	2	2	6	6
4:01 - 6	29	2	7	6	0	6	0	1	1	5	1
6:01 - 8	24	0	3	3	3	1	6	1	1	4	2
8:01 - 10	46	6	5	11	4	4	5	3	0	4	4
10:01 - Noon	39	3	8	2	3	3	5	4	4	5	2
P.M.
12:01 - 2	51	5	3	2	5	14	5	3	6	3	5
2:01 - 4	53	4	9	7	3	6	6	5	7	2	4
4:01 - 6	48	3	6	4	7	5	4	5	4	2	8
6:01 - 8	48	4	9	2	4	2	2	2	5	12	6
8:01 - 10	92	8	7	11	10	8	10	8	7	14	9
10:01 - Midnight	80	17	6	12	7	10	9	3	4	7	5
Time not reported	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

Table 3
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Day of Week, 1993-2002
Day	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	636	70	80	74	61	71	61	42	51	70	56
Sunday	69	10	8	7	5	9	5	4	6	8	7
Monday	81	7	12	11	7	6	7	3	11	6	11
Tuesday	97	8	18	12	7	7	16	6	3	12	8
Wednesday	102	14	10	17	6	15	11	5	7	11	6
Thursday	94	13	7	10	12	11	7	7	9	10	8
Friday	110	10	18	9	12	13	10	9	7	14	8
Saturday	83	8	7	8	12	10	5	8	8	9	8

 

Table 4
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[2]
Month, 1993-2002
Month	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	636	70	80	4	61	71	61	42	51	70	56
January	58	3	6	4	11	6	9	4	4	3	8
February	53	12	10	3	3	8	1	3	3	7	3
March	54	6	4	5	7	6	3	6	6	7	4
April	58	4	5	20	1	9	4	5	3	3	4
May	52	4	5	7	6	5	9	3	2	6	5
June	42	6	8	2	2	1	7	3	6	6	1
July	54	6	2	5	9	4	7	3	5	8	5
August	63	6	8	9	2	9	6	1	4	9	9
September	50	0	10	6	7	7	4	1	4	7	4
October	59	10	5	7	7	8	2	9	6	3	2
November	44	4	9	3	2	4	5	1	2	6	8
December	49	9	8	3	4	4	4	3	6	5	3

Table 5
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[3]
Profile of Victim Officers, Age Groups, 1993-2002
Victim officers	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	636	70	80	74	61	71	61	42	51	70	56
Age
Under 25 years	42	4	8	6	3	1	7	1	5	6	1
25 - 30 years	173	26	20	19	20	20	18	10	12	17	11
31 - 40 years	234	23	30	18	22	26	17	23	19	28	28
Over 40 years	183	16	22	31	13	24	19	8	15	19	16
Age not reported	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Average years of age	36	34	36	38	35	37	35	36	37	37	37

Table 6
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[3]
Profile of Victim Officers, Race and Sex, 1993-2002
Victim officers	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	636	70	80	74	61	71	61	42	51	70	56
Race
White	536	60	67	62	47	57	53	37	40	62	51
Black	84	10	12	9	9	11	7	3	11	8	4
Asian/Pacific Islander	9	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1
American Indian/ Alaskan Native	5	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0
Race not reported	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sex
Male	605	66	77	73	59	71	55	39	50	67	48
Female	31	4	3	1	2	0	6	3	1	3	8

Table 7
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[4]
Profile of Victim Officers, Years of Service, 1993-2002
Victim officers	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	636	70	80	74	61	71	61	42	51	70	56
Years of service
Less than 1 year	32	2	8	9	2	4	2	1	3	1	0
1-4 years	168	24	16	15	23	11	20	11	17	19	12
5-10 years	198	17	26	20	18	34	16	16	11	20	20
Over 10 years	226	24	29	30	14	20	22	14	20	30	23
Years of service not reported	12	3	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	1
Average years of service	10	9	10	10	8	10	10	9	9	11	10
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table. The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table. 'The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table. The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

Table 8
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Profile of Victim Officers, 5- and 10- Year Averages, 1983-2002
		5-year averages		10-year averages
		1993-	1998-	1993-	1983-
Victim officers	2002	1997	2002	2002	1992
Average
Age (years)	37	36	36	36	36
Service (years)	10	9	10	10	9
Height	5' 10"	5' 11"	5' 11"	5' 11"	5' 11"
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

Table 9
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Number Wearing Uniform, Body Armor, and Holster, 1993-2002
	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	636	70	80	74	61	71	61	42	51	70	56
Number wearing uniform	463	56	48	49	44	51	48	31	41	48	47
Wearing body armor
In uniform	308	38	33	30	28	25	34	24	30	31	35
Not in uniform	33	1	3	4	4	4	1	3	1	10	2
Wearing holster
In uniform	445	51	46	46	44	49	48	29	39	48	45
Not in uniform	86	4	12	9	9	12	9	8	3	15	5
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 1 1, 2001, are not included in this table.

 

Table 10
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Type of Holster by Model of Holster, 2002
Holster	Total	Type				Not Reported
		Crossdraw	Sidedraw	Shoulder	Other
Total	50	1	45	0	3	1
Model
Strapover	3	0	3	0	0	0
Thumb release	43	1	38	0	3
Flaptop	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other	4	0	4	0	0	0
Model not reported	0	0	0	0	0	0

Table 11
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Type of Holster by Model of Holster, 1993-2002
Holster	Total	Type				Not Reported
		Crossdraw	Sidedraw	Shoulder	Other
Total	531	3	512	4	11	1
Model
Strapover	54	1	50	2	1	0
Thumb release	418	2	406	2	7	1
Flaptop	3	0	2	0	1	0
Other	21	0	21	0	0	0
Model not reported	35	0	33	0	2	0
'The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

 

Table 12
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Use of Weapon During Incident, 1993-2002
	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	636	70	80	74	61	71	61	42	51	70	56
Fired own weapon	136	13	20	13	13	22	10	8	13	12	12
Attempted to use own weapon	103	13	12	12	11	6	11	8	4	16	10
Did not use or attempt to use own weapon	346	44	48	49	26	38	31	20	28	37	25
Not reported	51	0	0	0	11	5	9	6	6	5	9
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

 

Table 13
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Weapon Stolen by Assailant, 1993-2002
	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	636	70	80	74	61	71	61	42	51	70	56
Weapon taken from scene of incident	97	8	13	17	9	12	11	6	5	8	8
Slain with own weapon	32	4	4	5	3	4	2	4	1	2	3
Slain with other weapon	65	4	9	12	6	8	9	2	4	6	5
Weapon not taken from scene of incident	539	62	67	57	52	59	50	36	46	62	48
Slain with own weapon	14	1	2	1	1	2	4	1	0	1	1
Slain with other weapon	525	61	65	56	51	57	46	35	46	61	47
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

 

Table 14
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed by Firearms
Number Slain With Own Weapon by Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition, 1993-2002
Firearm Ammunition	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	46	5	6	6	4	6	6	5	1	3	4
Handgun	45	5	6	6	4	5	6	5	1	3	4
.22 Caliber	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
.25 Caliber	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
.357 Magnum	5	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
.38 Caliber	5	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
.40 Caliber	11	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	3	3
.44 Magnum	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
.45 Caliber	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1
9 Millimeter	14	1	3	0	3	3	2	2	0	0	0
10 Millimeter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Rifle	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
7.62×39 Millimeter	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shotgun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

 

Table 15
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency by Type of Assignment, 2002
Population group	Total	2-Officer vehicle	l-Officer vehicle		Foot patrol		Other[1]		Off-duty
			Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted
Total	56	6	17	15	1	0	2	10	5
Group I (cities 250,000 and over)	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1
Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999)	6	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1
Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999)	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999)	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999)	6	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0
Group VI (cities under 10,000)	5	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Suburban counties	11	0	6	4	0	0	0	1	0
Rural counties	8	0	2	3	0	0	1	2	0
State agencies	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Federal agencies	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
U.S. Territories	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments that are not listed.

Table 16
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Type of Assignment by Time of Day, 2002
Time	Total	2-Officer vehicle	l-Officer vehicle		Foot patrol		Other[1]		Off-duty
			Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted
Total	56	6	17	15	1	0	2	10	5
A.M.
12:01 - 2	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1
2:01 - 4	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
4:01 - 6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6:01 - 8	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
8:01 - 10	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
10:01 - Noon	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
P.M.
12:01 - 2	5	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0
2:01 - 4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
4:01 - 6	8	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
6:01 - 8	6	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	0
8:01 - 10	9	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	2
10:01 - Midnight	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
Time not reported	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments that are not listed.

Table 17
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Type of Assignment by Time of Day, 1993-2002
Time	Total	2-Officer vehicle	1-Officer vehicle		Foot patrol		Other[2]		Off-duty
			Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted
Total	636	84	189	131	8	7	37	96	84
A.M.
12:01 - 2	77	12	25	18	0	2	3	6	11
2:01 - 4	46	5	15	6	0	0	2	6	12
4:01 - 6	29	1	16	3	0	0	2	6	1
6:01 - 8	24	6	7	4	0	0	2	2	3
8:01 - 10	46	3	12	9	0	0	10	10	2
10:01 - Noon	39	2	16	10	2	0	2	6	1
P.M.
12:01 - 2	51	6	14	12	1	1	5	11	1
2:01 - 4	53	3	10	14	1	0	4	12	9
4:01 - 6	48	5	16	16	0	0	1	6	4
6:01 - 8	48	7	11	12	2	0	2	10	4
8:01 - 10	92	17	26	17	2	2	3	7	18
10:01 - Midnight	80	15	20	10	0	2	1	14	18
Time not reported	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table. Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments that are not listed.

 

 

Table 18
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Circumstance at Scene of Incident, 1993-2002
Circumstance	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	636	70	80	74	61	71	61	42	51	70	56
Disturbance calls	98	10	8	8	4	14	16	7	8	14	9
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc.	41	5	4	2	1	3	7	6	4	5	4
Family quarrels	57	5	4	6	3	11	9	1	4	9	5
Arrest situations	205	28	34	21	26	22	16	12	12	24	10
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects	23	1	4	4	3	5	0	0	3	3	0
Robberies in progress / pursuing robbery suspects	73	9	18	7	12	11	3	4	1	4	4
Drug-related matters	38	3	4	4	3	1	7	2	3	8	3
Attempting other arrests	71	15	8	6	8	5	6	6	5	9	3
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners	20	1	1	4	0	4	4	2	2	2	0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances	105	15	15	17	13	10	6	7	6	8	8
Ambush situations	96	5	8	14	6	12	10	6	10	10	15
Entrapment/premeditation	34	3	1	6	2	5	4	4	2	3	4
Unprovoked attacks	62	2	7	8	4	7	6	2	8	7	11
Mentally deranged assailants	15	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	4
Traffic pursuits/stops	97	10	10	9	11	8	9	8	13	9	10
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

Table 19
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed in Traffic Pursuits/Stops
Activity at Scene of Incident, 1993-2002
Activity	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	97	10	10	9	11	8	9	8	13	9	10
Contacted radio dispatcher prior to attack	73	5	8	7	11	7	8	6	9	6	6
Activity of victim
Approaching offender(s)	29	4	4	4	2	3	2	2	3	3	2
Returning to police unit	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Interviewing offender(s) in police unit	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Interviewing offender(s) at offender's vehicle	8	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Searching offender(s)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Searching offender's vehicle	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Making arrest/handcuffing	12	2	0	0	2	3	0	3	1	1	0
Engaging in foot pursuit	6	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
Engaging in vehicle pursuit	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Other	31	1	2	3	2	1	7	3	5	4	3
Activity not reported	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Table 20
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Region, 2002
Circumstance	Total	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	U.S. Territories
Total	56	5	12	25	9	5
Disturbance calls	9	0	3	3	3	0
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc.	4	0	1	1	2	0
Family quarrels	5	0	2	2	1	0
Arrest situations	10	0	3	6	0	1
Burglaries in progress/ pursuing burglary suspects	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robberies in progress/ pursuing robbery suspects	4	0	0	3	0	1
Drug-related matters	3	0	0	3	0	0
Attempting other arrests	3	0	3	0	0	0
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances	8	3	1	2	1	1
Ambush situations	15	1	2	6	3	3
Entrapment/premeditation	4	0	0	3	0	1
Unprovoked attacks	11	1	2	3	3	2
Mentally deranged assailants	4	0	0	4	0	0
Traffic pursuits/stops	10	1	3	4	2	0

Table 20
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Region, 1993-2002
Circumstance	Total	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	U.S. Territories
Total	636	63	116	278	130	49
Disturbance calls	98	4	19	45	27	3
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc.	41	3	9	18	9	2
Family quarrels	57	1	10	27	18	1
Arrest situations	205	26	35	82	38	24
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects	23	3	5	9	4	2
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects	73	13	10	21	12	17
Drug-related matters	38	3	5	20	8	2
Attempting other arrests	71	7	15	32	14	3
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners	20	1	3	11	4	1
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances	105	15	25	38	22	5
Ambush situations	96	8	13	52	11	12
Entrapment/premeditation	34	2	4	21	4	3
Unprovoked attacks	62	6	9	31	7	9
Mentally deranged assailants	15	2	1	8	3	1
Traffic pursuits/stops	97	7	20	42	25	3
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

Table 22
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at scene of Incident by Type of Assignment
Circumstance	Total	2-Officer vehicle	1-Officer vehicle		Foot patrol		Other[1]		Off-duty
			Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted
Total	56	6	17	5	1	0	2	10	5
Disturbance calls	9	2	1	5	0	0	0	1	0
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc.	4	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
Family quarrels	5	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Arrest situations	10	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	2
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Drug-related matters	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Attempting other arrests	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances	8	0	4	2	0	0	0	2	0
Ambush situations	15	2	3	3	1	0	2	1	3
Entrapment/premeditation	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Unprovoked attacks	11	2	3	3	1	0	1	0	1
Mentally deranged assailants	4	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
Traffic pursuits/stops	10	1	7	1	0	0	0	1	0
Includes detectives, officers on special assignments undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments that are not listed.

Table 23
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed in Traffic Pursuits/Stops
Activity at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2002
Actvity	Total	2-Officer vehicle	1-Officer vehicle		Foot patrol		Other[1]		Off-duty
			Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted
Total	10	1	7	1	0	0	0	1	0
Contacted radio dispatcher prior to attack	6	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Activity of victim
Approaching offender(s)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Returning to police unit	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interviewing offender(s) in police unit	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interviewing offenders) at offender's vehicle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Searching offender(s)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Searching offender's vehicle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Making arrest/handcuffing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engaging in foot pursuit	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engaging in vehicle pursuit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Activity not reported	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Includes detectives, officers on special assignments undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments that are not listed.

Table 24
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 1993-2002
Circumstance	Total	2-Officer vehicle	1-Officer vehicle		Foot patrol		Other[2]		Off-duty
			Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted
Total	636	84	189	131	8	7	37	96	84
Disturbance calls	98	17	28	34	1	0	3	6	9
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc.	41	7	7	19	0	0	1	2	5
Family quarrels	57	10	21	15	1	0	2	4	4
Arrest situations	205	24	33	42	1	6	6	55	38
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects	23	3	9	5	0	0	1	2	3
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects	73	9	11	16	0	2	1	5	29
Drug-related matters	38	4	2	1	0	2	4	24	1
Attempting other arrests	71	8	11	20	1	2	0	24	5
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners	20	2	9	1	0	0	4	4	0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances	105	16	41	12	3	1	4	12	16
Ambush situations	96	11	22	12	3	0	17	11	20
Entrapment/premeditation	34	3	10	4	1	0	4	2	10
Unprovoked attacks	62	8	12	8	2	0	13	9	10
Mentally deranged assailants	15	0	2	8	0	0	0	5	0
Traffic pursuits/stops	97	14	54	22	0	0	3	3	1
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table. Includes detectives, officers on special assignments undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments that are not listed.

Table 25
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed in Traffic Pursuits/Stops
Activity at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 1993, 2002
Actvity	Total	2-Officer vehicle	1-Officer vehicle		Foot patrol		Other[1]		Off-duty
			Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted
Total	97	14	54	22	0	0	3	3	1
Contacted radio dispatcher prior to attack	73	10	40	19	0	0	3	1	0
Activity of victim
Approaching offender(s)	29	6	15	5	0	0	0	2	1
Returning to police unit	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interviewing offenders)in police unit	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interviewing offender(s) at offender's vehicle	8	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
Searching offender(s)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Searching offender's vehicle	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Making arrest/handcuffing	12	2	6	3	0	0	1	0	0
Engaging in foot pursuit	6	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0
Engaging in vehicle pursuit	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Other	31	5	13	11	0	0	1	1	0
Activity not reported	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Includes detectives, officers on special assignments undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments that are not listed.

Table 26
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Type of Weapon, 1993-2002
Weapon	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	636	70	80	74	61	71	61	42	51	70	56
Firearms	591	67	79	62	57	68	58	41	47	61	51
Handgun	443	51	67	43	50	50	40	25	33	46	38
Rifle	112	13	8	14	6	12	17	11	10	11	10
Shotgun	36	3	4	5	1	6	1	5	4	4	3
Knife or cutting instrument	8	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	1
Bomb	9	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Personal weapons	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Other	25	3	1	2	2	0	1	1	3	8	4
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

Table 27
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
State and Agency by Type of Weapon, 2002
State Agency	Total	Handgun	Rifle	Shotgun	Other	(Detail)
Total	56	38	10	3	5
ALABAMA	2	2	0	0	0
Birmingham	1	1	0	0	0
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tanner	1	1	0	0	0
ARIZONA	2	1	1	0	0
National Park Service, Ajo	1	0	1	0	0
Pinal County	1	1	0	0	0
ARKANSAS	1	1	0	0	0
Little Rock	1	1	0	0	0
CALIFORNIA	4	3	1	0	0
Fresno County	1	0	1	0	0
Los Angeles County	2	2	0	0	0
Red Bluff	1	1	0	0	0
FLORIDA	1	1	0	0	0
Tallahassee	1	1	0	0	0
GEORGIA	1	1	0	0	0
Carroll County	1	1	0	0	0
ILLINOIS	2	1	0	1	0
Chicago	1	1	0	0	0
Stark. County	1	0	0	1	0
KENTUCKY	1	0	1	0	0
Pulaski County	1	0	1	0	0
LOUISIANA	2	2	0	0	0
Marion	1	1	0	0	0
New Orleans	1	1	0	0	0
MARYLAND	3	3	0	0	0
Baltimore	1	1	0	0	0
Prince George's County	2	2	0	0	0
MASSACHUSETTS	1	1	0	0	0
Westminster	1	1	0	0	0
MICHIGAN	3	1	0	1	1
Detroit	2	1	0	0	1	(knife)
Hazel Park	1	0	0	1	0
MINNESOTA	1	1	0	0	0
Minneapolis	1	1	0	0	0
MISSISSIPPI	1	0	0	0	1
Moss Point	1	0	0	0	1	(vehicle)
MISSOURI	1	1	0	0	0
Dent County	1	1	0	0	0
NEW YORK	2	1	1	0	0
Broome County	1	1	0	0	0
State Police, Schroon Lake	1	0	1	0	0
OHIO	3	2	1	0	0
Dayton	1	0	1	0	0
Massillon	1	1	0	0	0
Muskingum County	1	1	0	0	0
OREGON	1	0	1	0	0
Douglas County	1	0	1	0	0
PENNSYLVANIA	2	2	0	0	0
State Police, Ebensburg	1	1	0	0	0
Upper Darby Township	1	1	0	0	0
SOUTH CAROLINA	5	3	2	0	0
Beaufort County	2	0	2	0	0
Charleston	1	1	0	0	0
Highway Patrol, North Charleston	1	1	0	0	0
Myrtle Beach	1	1	0	0	0
TENNESSEE	2	2	0	0	0
Chattanooga	1	1	0	0	0
Shelby County	1	1	0	0	0
TEXAS	5	2	1	1	1
Department of Public Safety, Andrews	1	1	0	0	0
Beaumont	1	0	0	0	1	(vehicle)
Ferris	1	0	0	1	0
Limestone County	1	0	1	0	0
White Settlement	1	1	0	0	0
UTAH	1	1	0	0	0
West Jordan	1	1	0	0	0
VIRGINIA	1	1	0	0	0
Pittsylvania County	1	1	0	0	0
WASHINGTON	1	1	0	0	0
King County	1	1	0	0	0
WISCONSIN	2	0	0	0	2
Hobart/Lawrence	2	0	0	0	2	(vehicles)
U.S. TERRITORIES	5	4	1	0	0
Puerto Rico	1	1	0	0	0
Guayama	1	1	0	0	0
Puerto Nuevo	1	1	0	0	0
San Juan	1	0	1	0	0
Toa Baja	1	1	0	0	0
Department of Veterans Affairs, San Juan	1	1	0	0	0

Table 28
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Region by Type of Weapon, 2002
Region	Total	Total firearms	Handgun	Rifle	Shotgun	Knife or cutting instrument	Bomb	Personal weapons	Other
Total	56	51	38	10	3	1	0	0	4
Northeast	55	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midwest	12	9	6	1	2	1	0	0	2
South	25	23	18	4	1	0	0	0	2
West	9	9	6	3	0	0	0	0	0
U.S. Territories	5	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0

Table 29
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Region by Type of Weapon, 1993-2002
Region	Total	Total firearms	Handgun	Rifle	Shotgun	Knife or cutting instrument	Bomb	Personal weapons	Other
Total	636	591	443	112	36	8	9	3	25
Northeast	63	58	48	7	3	2	0	0	3
Midwest	116	106	80	20	6	2	0	0	8
South	278	255	187	48	20	2	9	1	11
West	130	124	85	32	7	2	0	2	2
U.S. Territories	49	48	43	5	0	0	0	0	1
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

Table 30
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, 2002
Circumstance	Total	Total firearms	Handgun	Rifle	Shotgun	Knife or cutting instrument	Bomb	Personal weapons	Other
Total	56	51	38	10	3	1	0	0	4
Disturbance calls	9	8	4	2	2	0	0	0	1
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc.	4	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
Family quarrels	5	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
Arrest situations	10	10	9	0	1	0	0	0	0
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drug-related matters	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Attempting other arrests	3	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances	8	8	6	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ambush situations	15	13	8	5	0	0	0	0	2
Entrapment/premeditation	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Unprovoked attacks	11	9	6	3	0	0	0	0	2
Mentally deranged assailants	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Traffic pursuits/stops	10	8	7	1	0	1	0	0	1

Table 31
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, 1993-2002
Circumstance	Total	Total firearms	Handgun	Rifle	Shotgun	Knife or cutting instrument	Bomb	Personal weapons	Other
Total	636	591	443	112	36	8	9	3	25
Disturbance calls	98	91	51	23	17	2	0	0	5
Bar lights, person with firearm, etc.	41	40	20	10	10	0	0	0	1
Family quarrels	57	51	31	13	7	2	0	0	4
Arrest situations	205	201	161	30	10	0	0	1	3
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects	23	21	17	3	1	0	0	1	1
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects	73	72	65	5	2	0	0	0	1
Drug-related matters	38	37	32	5	0	0	0	0	1
Attempting other arrests	71	71	47	17	7	0	0	0	0
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners	20	19	19	0	0	1	0	0	0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances	105	98	85	10	3	2	1	1	3
Ambush situations	96	85	55	26	4	1	8	0	2
Entrapment/premeditation	34	31	15	14	2	1	2	0	0
Unprovoked attacks	62	54	40	12	2	0	6	0	2
Mentally deranged assailants	15	14	9	3	2	1	0	0	0
Traffic pursuits/stops	97	83	63	20	0	1	0	1	12
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

Table 32
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed by Firearms
Number Slain by Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition, 1993-2002
Firearm Ammunition	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	591	67	79	62	57	68	58	41	47	61	51
Handgun	443	51	67	43	50	50	40	25	33	46	38
.22 Caliber	28	3	5	1	4	3	4	1	4	1	2
.25 Caliber	18	1	2	3	3	2	3	1	1	1	1
.32 Caliber	9	0	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	1	1
.32-20 Caliber	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
.357 Magnum	30	5	1	3	5	3	3	2	1	4	3
.38 Caliber	65	11	12	6	6	11	6	4	4	2	3
.380 Caliber	43	9	6	6	6	3	1	0	3	5	4
.40 Caliber	34	3	2	3	2	4	1	2	5	5	7
.41 Magnum	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
.44 Magnum	11	0	3	3	1	0	1	0	1	2	0
.45 Caliber	36	3	2	4	3	4	5	1	4	6	4
.455 Caliber	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
.50 Caliber	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7.62×25 Millimeter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9 Millimeter	136	11	27	12	11	13	14	12	8	17	11
9x18 Millimeter	1	0	0	0	l	0	0	0	0	0	0
10 Millimeter	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Size not reported	25	4	6	1	7	3	1	1	1	1	0
Rifle	112	13	8	14	6	12	17	11	10	11	10
.22 Caliber	5	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
.223 Caliber	24	3	2	1	2	3	8	1	3	1	0
.243 Caliber	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
.25-06 Caliber	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
.25-20 Caliber	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
.270 Caliber	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
.30 Caliber	13	1	1	0	1	3	1	0	2	2	2
.30-06 Caliber	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
.30-30 Caliber	8	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	1
.308 Caliber	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
.44 Magnum	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
300 Magnum	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7.62x39 Millimeter	41	0	1	10	0	5	6	9	1	6	3
7.62x54R Millimeter	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Size not reported	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Shotgun	36	3	4	5	1	6	1	5	4	4	3
.410 Gauge	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12 Gauge	29	3	3	4	0	4	1	5	3	4	2
16 Gauge	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
20 Gauge	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Size not reported	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Table 33
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed by Firearms
Distance Between Victim Officer and Offender, 1993-2002
Distance in feet	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	591	67	79	62	57	68	58	41	47	61	51
0-5	296	33	44	28	31	36	26	19	25	29	25
6- 10	124	14	21	16	14	11	7	9	6	17	9
11-20	64	7	7	6	6	9	8	4	4	5	8
21-50	50	6	4	7	3	7	8	3	4	5	3
Over 50	47	7	3	5	3	5	7	5	5	3	4
Distance not reported	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	2	2

Table 34
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed by Firearms
Number Slain While Wearing Body Armor by Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition, 1993-2002
Firearm Ammunition	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	324	37	35	32	31	27	34	27	29	38	34
Handgun	232	27	27	21	29	20	20	17	19	29	23
.22 Caliber	9	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0
.25 Caliber	11	0	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	0
.32 Caliber	6	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0
.357 Magnum	19	3	0	1	3	0	3	2	1	3	3
.38 Caliber	28	6	3	4	3	4	2	3	1	0	2
.380 Caliber	24	6	4	2	4	2	1	0	1	1	3
.40 Caliber	24	3	2	2	1	2	0	1	5	2	6
.41 Magnum	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
.44 Magnum	7	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
.45 Caliber	24	2	0	3	3	3	3	1	2	4	3
.455 Caliber	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
.50 Caliber	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7.62x25 Millimeter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9 Millimeter	65	6	10	5	5	5	7	7	4	12	4
9x18 Millimeter	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Size not reported	10	0	2	0	4	0	1	1	1	1	0
Rifle	72	9	7	9	2	5	13	7	6	6	8
.22 Caliber	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
.223 Caliber	17	3	2	0	0	1	6	1	3	1	0
.25-06 Caliber	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
.25-20 Caliber	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
.30 Caliber	9	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	2
.30-06 Caliber	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
.30-30 Caliber	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
.308 Caliber	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
.44 Miisnum	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
300 Magnum	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7.62x39 Millimeter	30	0	1	8	0	2	5	6	1	4	3
7.62x54R Millimeter	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Size not reported	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shotgun	20	1	1	2	0	2	1	3	4	3	3
12 Gauge	17	1	1	2	0	1	1	3	3	3	2
20 Gauge	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Size not reported	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Table 35
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed by Firearms
Location of Fatal Firearm Wounds and Use of Body Armor, 1993-2002
Location	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	591	67	79	62	57	68	58	41	47	61	51
Front head	213	28	22	18	15	22	17	18	22	30	21
Rear head	80	6	12	10	12	9	11	6	2	4	8
Front upper torso	230	20	36	23	23	30	23	13	21	23	18
Rear upper torso	38	5	4	5	3	6	3	4	2	4	2
Front below waist	21	6	4	5	2	1	2	0	0	0	1
Rear below waist	9	2	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	1
Wearing body armor	324	37	35	32	31	27	34	27	29	38	34
Front head	138	18	13	12	12	7	10	11	17	22	16
Rear head	51	4	9	8	7	3	6	5	2	2	5
Front upper torso	102	9	9	9	11	13	12	8	8	13	10
Rear upper torso	18	2	2	1	1	3	2	3	2	1	1
Front below waist	9	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1
Rear below waist	6	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1

Table 36
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed by Firearms
Point of Entry for Torso Wounds and Use of Body Armor, 1993-2002
Point of entry	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	120	11	11	10	12	16	14	11	10	14	11
Entered between side panels of vest	19	3	4	2	4	2	1	0	1	1	1
Entered through armhole or shoulder area of vest	34	2	2	3	2	2	1	6	5	8	3
Entered above vest (front or back of neck, collarbone area)	38	2	4	2	4	9	6	2	3	3	3
Entered below vest (abdominal or lower back area)	11	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	1	3
Penetrated vest	18	3	1	2	1	3	3	3	0	1	1

Table 37
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed by Firearms
Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition that Penetrated Body Armor, 1993-2002
Firearm Amunition	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	18	3	1	2	1	3	3	3	0	1	1
Handgun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rifle
.223 Caliber	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
.30 Caliber	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
.30-30 Caliber	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
7.62x39 Millimeter	9	0	0	2	0	1	2	3	0	1	0
Shotgun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Table 38
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Profile of Known Assailants, Age Groups, 1993-2002
Known assailants	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	785	93	114	93	85	76	77	49	64	73	61
Age
Under 18 years	83	16	18	17	7	3	11	3	4	2	2
18-24 years	290	32	38	31	37	25	27	24	20	32	24
25 - 30 years	150	12	24	14	23	19	17	10	11	10	10
31 - 40 years	117	9	15	17	6	17	10	10	8	13	12
Over 40 years	109	13	13	11	10	12	11	2	14	10	13
Age not reported	36	11	6	3	2	0	1	0	7	6	0
Average years of age	28	28	27	27	27	30	27	27	32	29	32
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

Table 39
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Profile of Known Assailants, Race and Sex, 1993-2002 Known assailants
Known assailants	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	785	93	114	93	85	76	77	49	64	73	61
Race
White	417	37	60	50	34	38	45	27	44	45	37
Black	307	46	46	38	39	31	24	19	16	24	24
Asian/Pacific Islander	15	0	2	2	3	4	2	0	0	2	0
American Indian/ Alaskan Native	14	0	1	2	2	3	3	2	0	1	0
Race not reported	32	10	5	1	7	0	3	1	4	1	0
Sex
Male	750	84	105	85	84	76	76	47	62	72	59
Female	22	1	5	7	1	0	1	2	2	1	2
Sex not reported	13	8	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The 72 deaths that resulted from die events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

Table 40
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Profile of Known Assailants, 5- and 10- Year Averages, 1983-2002
Known assailants	2002	5-year averages		10-year averages
		1993-	1998-	1993-	1983-
		1997	2002	2002	1992
Average
Age (years)	32	27	29	28	29
Height	5'10"	5'9"	5'10"	5'9"	5'9"
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

Table 41
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Profile of Known Assailants, Status at Time of Incident, 1993-2002
Known assailants	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	785	93	114	93	85	76	77	49	64	73	61
On parole or probation	158	12	19	17	27	19	9	14	13	13	15
Known to agency as
User of controlled substance	108	5	14	16	11	21	9	3	9	10	10
Dealer of controlled substance	118	15	21	10	11	12	10	11	8	11	9
Possessor of controlled substance	41	7	2	10	3	9	4	0	1	1	4
Under influence of controlled substance	62	1	9	11	6	5	7	2	5	6	10
Intoxicated/under influence of alcohol	81	12	7	10	9	7	10	6	7	9	4
Known to agency as having prior mental disorders	49	2	5	9	4	9	5	2	3	8	2
Relationship between victim and assailant
Through law enforcement	121	8	16	20	6	24	8	6	10	12	11
Through non-law enforcement	15	2	0	3	1	0	3	4	1	0	1
No known relationship	628	72	94	67	78	52	63	39	53	61	49
Relationship not reported	21	11	4	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.

Table 42
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Profile of Known Assailants, Criminal History, 1993-2002
Known assailants	Total	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	785	93	114	93	85	76	77	49	64	73	61
Prior criminal arrest	528	55	62	62	48	59	54	41	51	48	48
Convicted on prior criminal charge	373	31	41	38	42	55	34	30	29	37	36
Received juvenile conviction on prior criminal charge	67	6	6	4	6	5	12	6	1	12	9
Received parole or probation on prior criminal charge	287	25	35	31	31	35	23	22	25	29	31
Prior arrest for
Crime of violence	245	19	45	43	28	24	18	11	20	19	18
Murder	22	3	4	1	1	1	5	1	3	1	2
Drug law violation	252	24	26	34	22	34	27	21	13	23	28
Assaulting an officer or resisting arrest	146	15	25	20	11	13	7	19	9	17	10
Weapons violation	240	26	40	28	26	27	17	19	19	19	19
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 1 1, 2001, are not included in this table.

Table 43
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Disposition of Known Assailants, 1991-2000
Disposition	1991-1995	1996-2000	1991-2000
Total	493	351	844
Fugitives	8	1	9
Arrested and charged	397	268	665
Guilty of murder	291	173	464
Received death sentence	63	38	101
Received life imprisonment	156	104	260
Received prison terms (ranging from 1.5 years to 396 years)	72	31	103
Guilty of lesser offense related to murder	34	24	58
Guilty of crime other than murder	22	13	35
Accquitted/dismissed/nolle prossed	33	12	45
Indeterminate charge and sentence	2	2	4
Committed to psychiatric institution	8	6	14
Case pending/disposition unknown	2	35	37
Died in custody prior to sentencing	5	3	8
Deceased	88	82	170
Justifiably killed	51	50	101
by victim officer	15	8	23
by person(s) other than victim officer	36	42	78
Committed suicide	33	29	62
Murdered while at large	1	0	1
Died under other circumstances	3	3	6