# Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2002/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 8 :
| Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed ||||||
| Profile of Victim Officers, 5- and 10- Year Averages, 1983-2002 ||||||
| | | 5-year averages | 5-year averages | 10-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 ||||||||||||
| 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 | Type | Type | Type | Not Reported |
| Holster | Total | Crossdraw | Sidedraw | Shoulder | Other | Not Reported |
| 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 |||||||
| Type of Holster by Model of Holster, 1993-2002 |||||||
| Holster | Total | Type | Type | Type | Type | Not Reported |
| Holster | Total | Crossdraw | Sidedraw | Shoulder | Other | Not Reported |
| 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 ||||||||||||
| 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 ||||||||||||
| 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 | l-Officer vehicle | Foot patrol | Foot patrol | Other | Other | Off-duty |
| Population group | Total | 2-Officer vehicle | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Off-duty |
| 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 | l-Officer vehicle | Foot patrol | Foot patrol | Other | Other | Off-duty |
| Time | Total | 2-Officer vehicle | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Off-duty |
| 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 ||||||||||
| Type of Assignment by Time of Day, 1993-2002 ||||||||||
| Time | Total | 2-Officer vehicle | 1-Officer vehicle | 1-Officer vehicle | Foot patrol | Foot patrol | Other | Other | Off-duty |
| Time | Total | 2-Officer vehicle | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Off-duty |
| 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 ||||||||||||
| 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 |||||||
| 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 | 1-Officer vehicle | Foot patrol | Foot patrol | Other | Other | Off-duty |
| Circumstance | Total | 2-Officer vehicle | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Off-duty |
| 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 | 1-Officer vehicle | Foot patrol | Foot patrol | Other | Other | Off-duty |
| Actvity | Total | 2-Officer vehicle | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Off-duty |
| 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 |
| Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 1993-2002 |
| Circumstance | Total | 2-Officer vehicle | 1-Officer vehicle | 1-Officer vehicle | Foot patrol | Foot patrol | Other | Other | Off-duty |
| Circumstance | Total | 2-Officer vehicle | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Off-duty |
| 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 | 1-Officer vehicle | Foot patrol | Foot patrol | Other | Other | Off-duty |
| Actvity | Total | 2-Officer vehicle | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Off-duty |
| 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 ||||||||||||
| 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 ||||||||||
| 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 ||||||||||
| 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 ||||||||||||
| 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 ||||||||||||
| 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 ||||||
| Profile of Known Assailants, 5- and 10- Year Averages, 1983-2002 ||||||
| Known assailants | 2002 | 5-year averages | 5-year averages | 10-year averages | 10-year averages |
| Known assailants | 2002 | 1993- | 1998- | 1993- | 1983- |
| Known assailants | 2002 | 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 ||||||||||||
| 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 ||||||||||||
| 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 |