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Table 62
Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2011
| Circumstance | Total |
2-Officer vehicle |
1-Officer vehicle | Foot patrol | Other1 |
Off duty |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | |||||
| Number of victim officers | Total | 53 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Automobile accident | Total | 30 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Motorcycle accident | Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aircraft accident | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Struck by vehicle | Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Traffic stop, roadblock, etc. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Directing traffic, assisting motorist, etc. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Accidental shooting | Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Crossfire, mistaken for subject, firearm mishap | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Training session | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Self-inflicted, cleaning mishap (not apparent or confirmed suicide) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drowning | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fall | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other accidental | Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
- 1Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments not listed.
