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Table 43 | |||
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed | |||
Disposition of Known Assailants, 1991-2000 | |||
Disposition | 1991-1995 | 1996-2000 | 1991-2000 |
Total | 493 | 351 | 844 |
Fugitives | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Arrested and charged | 397 | 268 | 665 |
Guilty of murder | 291 | 173 | 464 |
Received death sentence | 63 | 38 | 101 |
Received life imprisonment | 156 | 104 | 260 |
Received prison terms (ranging from 1.5 years to 396 years) | 72 | 31 | 103 |
Guilty of lesser offense related to murder | 34 | 24 | 58 |
Guilty of crime other than murder | 22 | 13 | 35 |
Accquitted/dismissed/nolle prossed | 33 | 12 | 45 |
Indeterminate charge and sentence | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Committed to psychiatric institution | 8 | 6 | 14 |
Case pending/disposition unknown | 2 | 35 | 37 |
Died in custody prior to sentencing | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Deceased | 88 | 82 | 170 |
Justifiably killed | 51 | 50 | 101 |
by victim officer | 15 | 8 | 23 |
by person(s) other than victim officer | 36 | 42 | 78 |
Committed suicide | 33 | 29 | 62 |
Murdered while at large | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Died under other circumstances | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FELONIOUSLY KILLED