Table 13

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Victim Officer's Weapon Stolen¹ by Offender, 1999–2008

Victim officer		Total	1999	2000	2001²	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Number of victim officers	Total	530	42	51	70	56	52	57	55	48	58	41
Weapon stolen	Total	68	6	5	8	8	11	8	9	4	4	5
	Killed with own weapon	29	4	1	2	3	7	4	5	0	2	1
	Killed with other weapon	39	2	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	2	4
Weapon not stolen	Total	457	36	45	62	48	41	48	46	43	53	35
	Killed with own weapon	15	1	0	1	1	4	3	1	1	0	3
	Killed with other weapon	442	35	45	61	47	37	45	45	42	53	32
Weapon stolen information not reported	Total	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1
	Killed with own weapon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Killed with other weapon	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Killed with weapon information not reported	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1

¹The term "stolen" indicates the weapon was taken from the scene of the incident.
²The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.
NOTE: Weapon is inclusive of all weapon types that may be issued to a law enforcement officer.