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 |