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

Table 40

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Profile of Known Assailants, Age Groups, 1996-2005


Known assailants Total 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 20011 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 662 85 70 82 49 66 74 63 58 58 57
Age (years)            
Under 18 40 7 3 10 3 4 2 3 3 3 2
18 - 24 258 37 24 33 24 21 35 24 24 17 19
25 - 30 144 23 18 17 10 12 12 11 13 12 16
31 - 35 63 2 7 8 4 3 11 8 4 8 8
36 - 40 47 4 6 3 6 6 4 4 7 5 2
41 - 45 34 3 5 6 1 3 3 5 0 6 2
46 - 50 26 4 4 3 0 4 4 0 1 0 6
51 - 55 17 1 0 0 1 4 2 3 4 2 0
56 - 60 12 1 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 3 0
Over 60 15 1 1 2 0 2 1 3 1 2 2
Age not reported 6 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Average years of age 29 27 30 27 27 32 29 31 29 32 30

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Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 2005