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Table 31
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Region by Type of Weapon, 1995-2004
Region |
Total |
Total firearms |
Handgun |
Rifle |
Shotgun |
Knife or other cutting instrument |
Bomb |
Blunt instrument |
Personal weapons |
Vehicle |
Other |
Total
|
594 |
545 |
396 |
114 |
35 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
28 |
0 |
Northeast |
53 |
49 |
39 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Midwest |
107 |
98 |
74 |
18 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
South |
278 |
251 |
176 |
54 |
21 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
West |
121 |
113 |
77 |
31 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
U.S. Territories |
35 |
34 |
30 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
NOTE: The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table. |