Table 42

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Profile of Known Assailants, Race and Sex, 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
Race            
White 365 35 33 46 27 46 44 39 31 28 36
Black 271 41 31 32 19 20 27 24 26 30 21
Asian/Pacific Islander 10 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
American Indian/
Alaskan Native
11 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
Race not reported 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sex            
Male 652 84 70 81 47 64 73 61 57 58 57
Female 10 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 0

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