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

Table 6

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Profile of Victim Officers, Age Groups, 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
Age (years)            
Under 25 31 3 1 7 1 5 6 1 2 3 2
25 - 30 139 20 20 18 10 12 17 11 13 9 9
31 - 35 126 10 17 10 14 10 13 16 9 12 15
36 - 40 98 12 8 7 9 9 15 12 8 9 9
41 - 45 70 5 11 11 2 4 3 6 10 6 12
46 - 50 55 5 9 3 3 6 5 6 5 6 7
51 - 55 28 1 1 3 1 3 7 3 2 6 1
56 - 60 13 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 0
Over 60 10 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 0
Age not reported 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Average years of age 37 35 37 35 36 37 37 37 38 39 37

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Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 2005