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Home LEOKA 2013 Tables Table 50

Table 50

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Time of Incident, 2004–2013

Time Total 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Number of victim officers 636 82 67 66 83 68 48 72 53 48 49
Total A.M. hours 291 39 32 26 37 32 23 39 22 25 16
12:01 a.m.– 2 a.m. 72 8 9 5 8 10 8 10 5 6 3
2:01 a.m.– 4 a.m. 71 14 7 5 9 7 2 8 9 5 5
4:01 a.m.– 6 a.m. 39 2 9 4 3 5 4 4 3 4 1
6:01 a.m.– 8 a.m. 33 4 0 5 2 3 3 5 3 5 3
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m. 36 6 4 2 8 3 2 4 1 4 2
10:01 a.m.–Noon 40 5 3 5 7 4 4 8 1 1 2
Total P.M. hours 340 43 34 40 46 36 25 32 31 23 30
12:01 p.m.– 2 p.m. 58 7 6 9 10 6 4 4 6 3 3
2:01 p.m.– 4 p.m. 53 11 4 3 7 5 3 5 6 5 4
4:01 p.m.– 6 p.m. 48 4 5 10 6 4 3 3 7 2 4
6:01 p.m.– 8 p.m. 41 6 9 3 3 3 3 5 4 2 3
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m. 65 3 5 6 12 7 8 6 3 5 10
10:01 p.m.–Midnight 75 12 5 9 8 11 4 9 5 6 6
Not reported 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3