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Home LEOKA 2012 Tables Table 18

Table 18

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Time of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2003–2012

Time Total 2-Officer
vehicle
1-Officer vehicle Foot patrol Other1 Off
duty
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Number of victim officers 535 52 146 169 1 2 22 91 52
Total A.M. hours 235 23 65 69 1 1 7 39 30
12:01 a.m.–2 a.m. 63 7 13 18 1 1 2 7 14
2:01 a.m.–4 a.m. 38 7 12 8 0 0 0 4 7
4:01 a.m.–6 a.m. 22 3 5 3 0 0 0 5 6
6:01 a.m.–8 a.m. 23 0 6 8 0 0 1 7 1
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m. 36 2 10 15 0 0 1 8 0
10:01 a.m.–Noon 53 4 19 17 0 0 3 8 2
Total P.M. hours 296 28 80 98 0 1 15 52 22
12:01 p.m.–2 p.m. 41 3 7 14 0 0 5 12 0
2:01 p.m.–4 p.m. 44 3 17 7 0 0 3 10 4
4:01 p.m.–6 p.m. 39 1 12 16 0 0 1 7 2
6:01 p.m.–8 p.m. 49 6 8 20 0 0 3 9 3
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m. 63 10 20 19 0 1 1 8 4
10:01 p.m.–Midnight 60 5 16 22 0 0 2 6 9
Not reported 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
  • 1Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments not listed.