Law Enforcement Officers Killed
| Year |
U.S. Population |
Total Police Officers |
Officers Feloniously Killed With All Types of Firearms |
Officers Feloniously Killed With Thier Own Firearms |
Officers Feloniously Killed With Guns Other Than Thier Own Firearms |
Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty |
Total Police Officers Killed With Assault Rifles* |
Police Officers Killed With a Weapon Other than a Firearms |
| 1980 |
226 million |
459,000 |
95 |
14 |
81 |
55 |
0 |
9 |
| 1981 |
228 million |
439,000 |
86 |
13 |
73 |
58 |
0 |
5 |
| 1982 |
230 million |
424,000 |
82 |
6 |
76 |
62 |
1 |
8 |
| 1983 |
232 million |
499,000 |
74 |
12 |
62 |
64 |
0 |
6 |
| 1984 |
234 million |
494,000 |
66 |
13 |
53 |
63 |
1 |
6 |
| 1985 |
238 million |
517,000 |
70 |
11 |
59 |
59 |
0 |
8 |
| 1986 |
241 million |
505,000 |
62 |
15 |
47 |
51 |
2 |
4 |
| 1987 |
244 million |
503,000 |
67 |
14 |
53 |
65 |
1 |
7 |
| 1988 |
248 million |
501,000 |
76 |
12 |
64 |
63 |
3 |
2 |
| 1989 |
250 million |
505,000 |
57 |
10 |
47 |
70 |
1 |
9 |
| 1990 |
252 million |
506,000 |
56 |
3 |
53 |
59 |
1 |
9 |
Fact: The death rate for police officers is about 1/90 of 1%.
Fact: A police officer has a 3,000% higher probability of being killed in a vehicle accident than from an "assault rifle"
Fact: For the last ten years, an officer had a 1,000% higher probability of being killed feloniously with his or her own gun than from an "assault rifle" AFI and the NAFLFD have sent the above data to Congress.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice; FBI Uniform Crime Reports
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