TABLE 3—

Homicides of Law Enforcement Officers in the 8 States With the Lowest and the 23 States With the Highest Household Firearm Ownership Rates: United States, 1996–2010

Characteristics	Low Gun States	High Gun States
Average household firearm ownership levels, %	13.5	52.0
LEOs employed 1996–2010, no.	2 777 567	2 759 590
Total homicides 1996–2010, no.	85	263
Homicide rate per 10 000 LEOs	0.31	0.95

Note. LEO = law enforcement officer. Low gun states: CT, DC, HI, IL, MA, NJ, NY, RI. High gun states: AL, AK, AR, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, OK, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI, WV, WY.