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Table 2
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency, 1995-2004
Population group |
Total |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
20011 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Total
|
594 |
74 |
61 |
70 |
61 |
42 |
51 |
70 |
56 |
52 |
57 |
Group I (cities 250,000 and over) |
115 |
12 |
16 |
14 |
14 |
8 |
8 |
13 |
6 |
9 |
15 |
Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999) |
48 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999) |
23 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999) |
22 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999) |
33 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
Group VI (cities under 10,000) |
78 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
Metropolitan counties |
102 |
14 |
8 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
15 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
Nonmetropolitan counties |
75 |
11 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
State agencies |
39 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
Federal agencies |
25 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
U.S. Territories |
34 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table. |