Table 9

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Profile of Victim Officers, Age Groups by Years of Service, 1996-2005


Victim officers Total Less than
1 year
1 - 5 years 6 - 10 years 11 - 15 years 16 - 20 years 21 - 25 years 26 - 30 years Over 30 years Years of service
not reported
Total 575 19 201 146 84 62 28 21 7 7
Age (years)           
Under 25 31 6 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 - 30 139 6 97 32 2 0 1 0 0 1
31 - 35 126 1 44 59 19 3 0 0 0 0
36 - 40 98 4 14 25 36 19 0 0 0 0
41 - 45 70 2 11 12 14 23 7 1 0 0
46 - 50 55 0 5 11 6 10 14 9 0 0
51 - 55 28 0 3 3 4 3 3 7 4 1
56 - 60 13 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 0
Over 60 10 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 0
Age not reported 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

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