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 Table 6. — Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed by Firearms, 1987S S 1996 Location of Fatal Wounds Point of Entry

Total

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995 1996

Total

637

67

76

57

57

68

54

67

78

62

51

Front Head Rear Head

222 85

27 4

32 5

16 11

25 6

26 10

14 11

28 6

22 12

18 10

14 10

Front Upper Torso Rear Upper Torso

237 48

29 3

30 6

18 6

19 4

23 5

17 8

21 4

35 4

23 5

22 3

Front Below Waist Rear Below Waist

35 10

3 1

2 1

3 3

3 0

3 1

4 0

6 2

4 1

5 1

2 0

Table 7. — Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed by Firearms, 1987S S 1996 Number Wearing Body Armor Point of Entry

Total

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Total Slain with Firearms While Wearing Body Armor

637 244

67 16

76 20

57 18

57 15

68 24

54 17

67 37

78 35

62 32

51 30

Total Head Wounds While Wearing Body Armor

307 155

31 13

37 15

27 9

31 11

36 13

25 11

34 22

34 22

28 20

24 19

Total Upper Torso Wounds While Wearing Body Armor

285 71

32 3

36 3

24 6

23 2

28 9

25 5

25 11

39 11

28 10

25 11

Total Lower Torso Wounds While Wearing Body Armor

45 18

4 0

3 2

6 3

3 2

4 2

4 1

8 4

5 2

6 2

2 0

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