Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Firearms
Number Slain by Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition, 1996-2005
| Firearm/Ammunition | Total | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 532 | 57 | 68 | 58 | 41 | 47 | 61 | 51 | 45 | 54 | 50 |
| Handgun | 394 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 25 | 33 | 46 | 38 | 34 | 36 | 42 |
| .22 Caliber | 20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| .25 Caliber | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| .32 Caliber | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| .357 Caliber | 23 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| .357 Magnum | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| .38 Caliber | 49 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| .380 Caliber | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| .40 Caliber | 51 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| .41 Magnum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| .44 Caliber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| .44 Magnum | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| .45 Caliber | 44 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| .50 Caliber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7.62x25 Millimeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Millimeter | 110 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| 9x18 Millimeter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 Millimeter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ammunition not reported | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rifle | 103 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| .22 Caliber | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| .223 Caliber | 21 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| .25-06 Caliber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| .270 Caliber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| .30 Caliber | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| .30-06 Caliber | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| .30-30 Caliber | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| .300 Caliber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| .44 Caliber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.56 Millimeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 Millimeter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.62x39 Millimeter | 44 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 7.62x54R Millimeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ammunition not reported | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shotgun | 35 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 Gauge | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 16 Gauge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 Gauge | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ammunition not reported | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |