Table 29

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Region by Type of Weapon, 2006

Region Total Total firearms Handgun Rifle Shotgun Knife or other cutting instrument Bomb Blunt instrument Personal weapons Vehicle Other
Number of victim officers 48 46 36 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Northeast 7 7 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midwest 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South 22 20 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
West 11 11 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico and Other Outlying Areas 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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