A particle image analysis apparatus for a flow type particle analyzer comprising: a particle classification processing unit that is configured to process images of a liquid sample containing particles to classify and count the particles to be measured; an image processing unit that is configured to extract image signals of red, green, and blue from a background region of the image, the background region being a region that does not include the part of the particles to be measured; an image abnormality determining unit that is configured to perform an abnormality determination process on each of the images according to at least one of the image signals of red, green, and blue; a controller that is configured to control the image abnormality determining unit and the particle classification processing unit; a storage unit that is configured to store an image determined as an abnormality by the image abnormality determining unit or a result of the abnormality determination; and an abnormality judging unit that is configured to judge, according to statistics of the image stored in the storage unit, at least one of a shortage of the sample, a shortage of a staining solution, a shortage of a sheath liquid, and existence of an abnormality in the particle image analysis apparatus, characterized in that the image processing unit is configured to extract a histogram of at least one of the image signals of red, green, and blue, the image abnormality determining unit is configured to determine, when a peak is detected in a specified region of the histogram of an image, that an air bubble exists in the image and to store the image or a result of the determination in the storage unit, and the abnormality judging unit is configured to judge that the amount of the sample is insufficient for a measurement, when the number of images or the number of determination results stored in the storage unit is equal to or larger than a specified number, or when the ratio of the number of the images stored in the storage unit to the number of all images obtained by imaging the sample is equal to or larger than a specified value. a particle classification processing unit that is configured to process images of a liquid sample containing particles to classify and count the particles to be measured; an image processing unit that is configured to extract image signals of red, green, and blue from a background region of the image, the background region being a region that does not include the part of the particles to be measured; an image abnormality determining unit that is configured to perform an abnormality determination process on each of the images according to at least one of the image signals of red, green, and blue; a controller that is configured to control the image abnormality determining unit and the particle classification processing unit; a storage unit that is configured to store an image determined as an abnormality by the image abnormality determining unit or a result of the abnormality determination; and an abnormality judging unit that is configured to judge, according to statistics of the image stored in the storage unit, at least one of a shortage of the sample, a shortage of a staining solution, a shortage of a sheath liquid, and existence of an abnormality in the particle image analysis apparatus, characterized in that the image processing unit is configured to extract a histogram of at least one of the image signals of red, green, and blue, the image abnormality determining unit is configured to determine, when a peak is detected in a specified region of the histogram of an image, that an air bubble exists in the image and to store the image or a result of the determination in the storage unit, and the abnormality judging unit is configured to judge that the amount of the sample is insufficient for a measurement, when the number of images or the number of determination results stored in the storage unit is equal to or larger than a specified number, or when the ratio of the number of the images stored in the storage unit to the number of all images obtained by imaging the sample is equal to or larger than a specified value.