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Table 52

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Time of Incident by Day of Incident, 2006–2015

Time Total Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Number of victim officers 577 83 75 77 65 85 104 88
Total a.m. hours 262 50 34 29 27 43 40 39
12:01 a.m.–2 a.m. 63 15 8 7 9 8 6 10
2:01 a.m.–4 a.m. 58 17 5 6 3 8 8 11
4:01 a.m.–6 a.m. 31 6 5 3 0 7 2 8
6:01 a.m.–8 a.m. 40 4 6 5 7 4 9 5
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m. 31 2 3 6 5 5 7 3
10:01 a.m.–Noon 39 6 7 2 3 11 8 2
Total p.m. hours 309 33 38 48 38 41 62 49
12:01 p.m.–2 p.m. 53 5 7 12 7 8 5 9
2:01 p.m.–4 p.m. 46 2 10 7 10 5 7 5
4:01 p.m.–6 p.m. 47 4 5 8 6 7 12 5
6:01 p.m.–8 p.m. 30 3 4 4 4 5 6 4
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m. 64 11 4 6 7 9 19 8
10:01 p.m.–Midnight 69 8 8 11 4 7 13 18
Not reported 6 0 3 0 0 1 2 0