Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Firearms
Location of Fatal Firearm Wounds and Wearing Body Armor, 1996-2005
| Location | Total | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 532 | 57 | 68 | 58 | 41 | 47 | 61 | 51 | 45 | 54 | 50 |
| Front head | 164 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 17 |
| Rear head | 67 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Side head | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Neck/throat | 39 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Front upper torso/chest | 153 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 14 |
| Rear upper torso/back | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Front lower torso/stomach | 32 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Rear lower torso/back | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Front below waist | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rear below waist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arms/hands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Location not reported | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wearing body armor | 311 | 31 | 27 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 38 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Front head | 107 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| Rear head | 41 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Side head | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Neck/throat | 29 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Front upper torso/chest | 75 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| Rear upper torso/back | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Front lower torso/stomach | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Rear lower torso/back | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Front below waist | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rear below waist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arms/hands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Location not reported | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |