Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,
Homicide trends in the United States,,,,
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide,,,,
Date of release: May 30 2007,,,,

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed,,,,

Year,Total killed*,With handguns,With other guns,Other methods*
1973,134,93,34,7
1974,132,95,33,4
1975,129,93,34,2
1976,111,66,28,17
1977,93,59,24,10
1978,93,67,24,2
1979,106,76,24,6
1980,104,69,26,9
1981,91,69,17,5
1982,92,60,22,10
1983,80,54,20,6
1984,72,46,20,6
1985,78,58,12,8
1986,66,51,11,4
1987,74,49,18,7
1988,78,63,13,2
1989,66,40,17,9
1990,66,48,9,9
1991,71,50,18,3
1992,64,44,11,9
1993,70,50,17,3
1994,79,66,12,1
1995,74,43,19,12
1996,61,50,7,4
1997,70,50,18,2
1998,61,40,18,3
1999,42,25,16,1
2000,51,33,14,4
2001,70,46,15,9
2002,56,38,13,5
2003,52,34,11,7
2004,57,36,18,3
2005,55,42,8,5

"* The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001 are included in these totals",,,,
"Source:  FBI,  Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 1973-2005",,,,