Table 37

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Number of Victim Officers Wearing Uniform, Body Armor, and Holster, 1998–2007
Victim officer Total 1998 1999 2000 20011 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number of victim officers Total 549 61 42 51 70 56 52 57 55 48 57
Wearing uniform Total 416 47 31 41 48 47 45 42 43 31 41
Wearing body armor Total 334 34 27 31 41 37 35 32 34 27 36
In uniform 301 32 24 30 31 35 34 29 32 21 33
Not in uniform 31 2 3 1 10 2 1 3 2 4 3
Wearing uniform not reported 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Wearing holster Total 497 56 37 43 63 51 51 53 49 43 51
In uniform 409 46 29 39 48 46 45 42 43 31 40
Not in uniform 86 10 8 4 15 5 6 11 6 10 11
Wearing uniform not reported 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

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