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Table 81

Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted

Department and Agency by Activity of Victim Officer, 2012

Department Agency Total Arrest/
summons
Court
duty
Custody
of
prisoner
Investi-gation/
search
Office
duty
Patrol/
guard
duty
Protection
duty
Other
Number of victim officers Total 1,858 620 25 48 272 3 811 25 54
U.S. Capitol Police Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Total 658 8 0 2 45 1 585 3 14
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 607 1 0 0 42 0 555 0 9
CBP, Office of Air and Marine 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
CBP, Office of Border Patrol 555 0 0 0 0 0 555 0 0
CBP, Office of Field Operations 43 1 0 0 42 0 0 0 0
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 12 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
U.S. Secret Service 39 0 0 2 2 0 30 3 2
U.S. Department of the Interior Total 861 371 2 42 205 2 191 21 27
Bureau of Indian Affairs 716 328 2 37 184 2 137 3 23
Bureau of Land Management 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
National Park Service 137 43 0 5 21 0 48 18 2
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
FWS, National Wildlife Refuge System 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
FWS, Office of Law Enforcement 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
U.S. Department of Justice Total 329 239 23 4 22 0 27 1 13
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 20 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 24 10 0 0 7 0 0 1 6
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Marshals Service 285 219 23 4 5 0 27 0 7
U.S. Department of the Treasury Total 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0