From 2010 to 2022, more male offenders killed law enforcement officers in the United States than female offenders. In 2022, 45 male offenders killed law enforcement officers. This number peaked at the beginning of the decade, when 78 male offenders killed law enforcement officers in the country. In 2022, there were 60 law enforcement officers killed, 44 being White and four who were killed during a crime in progress.
Number of offenders who killed law enforcement officers in the United States from 2010 to 2022, by gender
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (October 5, 2022). Number of offenders who killed law enforcement officers in the United States from 2010 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1126991/number-offenders-killed-law-enforcement-officers-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of offenders who killed law enforcement officers in the United States from 2010 to 2022, by gender." Chart. October 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1126991/number-offenders-killed-law-enforcement-officers-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2022). Number of offenders who killed law enforcement officers in the United States from 2010 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1126991/number-offenders-killed-law-enforcement-officers-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Offenders Who Killed Law Enforcement Officers in The United States from 2010 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1126991/number-offenders-killed-law-enforcement-officers-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of offenders who killed law enforcement officers in the United States from 2010 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1126991/number-offenders-killed-law-enforcement-officers-gender/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of offenders who killed law enforcement officers in the United States from 2010 to 2022, by gender [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, October 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1126991/number-offenders-killed-law-enforcement-officers-gender/
