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Homicide trends in the U.S.
Trends in law enforcement officers
killed by weapon type
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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
See also Additional Information About the Datafor details about weighting and imputation. |
