Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency, 1996-2005
| Population group | Total | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 20011 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 575 | 61 | 70 | 61 | 42 | 51 | 70 | 56 | 52 | 57 | 55 |
| Group I (cities 250,000 and over) | 115 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 |
| Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999) | 50 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999) | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999) | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999) | 33 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Group VI (cities under 10,000) | 80 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Metropolitan counties | 94 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Nonmetropolitan counties | 68 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| State agencies | 41 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Federal agencies | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico and Other Outlying Areas | 33 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |