76 Members of Law Enforcement Units Murdered in 1994
Seventy-six law enforcement officers were murdered on duty in 1994, six more than in 1993, the FBI reported Sunday.
Thirty-three officers were wearing body armor when killed. Six were slain with their own weapons, and all but one were killed with a firearm.
“These grave losses show again the great need to find more effective ways to protect law enforcement officers,” said FBI Director Louis J. Freeh. “It is another wrenching example of the nation’s lack of progress in the fight against crime.”
The South had the largest number of victims, 24, followed by the West with 18, the Midwest with 16, the Northeast with 11, Puerto Rico with 6 and the Virgin Islands with 1.
An additional 56 officers were killed in on-duty accidents, three fewer than the previous year.
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