Table 6. — Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed by Firearms, 1987S S 1996 Location of Fatal Wounds Point of Entry
Total
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995 1996
Total
637
67
76
57
57
68
54
67
78
62
51
Front Head Rear Head
222 85
27 4
32 5
16 11
25 6
26 10
14 11
28 6
22 12
18 10
14 10
Front Upper Torso Rear Upper Torso
237 48
29 3
30 6
18 6
19 4
23 5
17 8
21 4
35 4
23 5
22 3
Front Below Waist Rear Below Waist
35 10
3 1
2 1
3 3
3 0
3 1
4 0
6 2
4 1
5 1
2 0
Table 7. — Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed by Firearms, 1987S S 1996 Number Wearing Body Armor Point of Entry
Total
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Total Slain with Firearms While Wearing Body Armor
637 244
67 16
76 20
57 18
57 15
68 24
54 17
67 37
78 35
62 32
51 30
Total Head Wounds While Wearing Body Armor
307 155
31 13
37 15
27 9
31 11
36 13
25 11
34 22
34 22
28 20
24 19
Total Upper Torso Wounds While Wearing Body Armor
285 71
32 3
36 3
24 6
23 2
28 9
25 5
25 11
39 11
28 10
25 11
Total Lower Torso Wounds While Wearing Body Armor
45 18
4 0
3 2
6 3
3 2
4 2
4 1
8 4
5 2
6 2
2 0
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