CAUSE OF DEATH.....2001.2000.1999.1998.1997
Auto Accidents......42...49...48...55...47
Shot by Firearm.....68...52...46...63...68
Job-Related Illness..4...6....15...10...14
Struck by Vehicles..24...16...10...15...14
Motorcycle Accident..8...10....7....4....5
Aircraft Accident....5....7....4....4....5
Stabbed by Knife.....0....2....2....0....5
Falls................1....4....3....1....6
Struck by Train......0....0....1....1....1
Drowning.............1....3....0....7....0
Bomb-Related Incident.72..1....0....1....1
Boating Accident.....2....0....0....1....0
Beaten...............2....1....1....1....0
Crushed..............1....0....0....1....0
Strangled............0....0....0....0....1
Bicycle Accident.....0....2....0....0....0
Horse Accident.......0....1....0....0....0
Total...............230..154..137..164..167
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Other mentioned that police officer are often shot by their own weapons. That is a scary theoy. What is often left out about police officer being shot by their own weapons, is that they are often disabled prior to losing their weapon. In some cases the suspect shoots th officer with their (the suspect) weapon, disabling the officer before disarming the officer. I think in appx 80% of the "disarmings" there is a signifigant attack prior to the disarming.
According to the FBI in 2001, for felonious killings, 46 officers killed with handguns, 11 killed with rifles, 4 with shotguns, 3 officers were killed with their own weapon, 7 killed with vehicles, 1 with personal weapons (hands, feet etc.) and 1 with a blunt object.