Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 2005 Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation

Table 11

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Profile of Victim Officers, Race and Sex, 1996-2005


Victim officers Total 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 20011 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 575 61 70 61 42 51 70 56 52 57 55
Race            
White 481 47 57 53 37 40 62 51 41 46 47
Black 79 9 11 7 3 11 8 4 8 10 8
Asian/Pacific Islander 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
American Indian/Alaskan Native 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Race not reported 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sex            
Male 546 59 70 55 39 50 67 48 50 54 54
Female 29 2 0 6 3 1 3 8 2 3 1

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Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 2005