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Table 59

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Race and Sex of Victim Officer, 2006–2015

Victim officer Total 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Number of victim officers 577 66 83 68 48 72 53 48 49 45 45
Race White 490 59 70 59 44 60 45 36 41 43 33
Black/African American 63 4 8 7 4 8 7 10 6 0 9
American Indian/Alaska Native 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 12 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1
Not reported 10 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2
Sex Male 547 64 79 61 48 67 50 46 49 42 41
Female 30 2 4 7 0 5 3 2 0 3 4