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.
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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 August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/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 August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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/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/statistics/1126991/number-offenders-killed-law-enforcement-officers-gender/ (last visited August 25, 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/statistics/1126991/number-offenders-killed-law-enforcement-officers-gender/