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

Table 44

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Profile of Known Assailants, Criminal History, 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
Prior criminal arrest 524 58 56 67 39 50 54 52 47 47 54
Convicted on prior criminal charge 390 43 46 39 30 31 42 38 42 37 42
Received juvenile conviction on prior criminal charge 91 8 4 12 8 3 9 8 16 15 8
Received parole/probation on prior criminal charge 304 36 30 29 23 25 31 34 29 32 35
Prior arrest for            
Crime of violence 265 27 31 32 20 27 24 22 28 28 26
Murder 24 1 2 6 0 4 3 2 3 2 1
Drug law violation 247 20 28 32 18 13 26 31 26 26 27
Assaulting an officer/resisting arrest 119 7 15 9 14 6 16 7 19 14 12
Weapons violation 230 28 30 27 18 22 23 21 17 23 21

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Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 2005