Table 66
Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2006–2015
| Circumstance | Total |
2-Officer vehicle |
1-Officer vehicle | Foot patrol | Other1 |
Off duty |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | |||||
| Number of victim officers | Total | 577 | 50 | 287 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 84 | 19 |
| Automobile accident | Total | 338 | 38 | 220 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 3 |
| Motorcycle accident | Total | 54 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Aircraft accident | Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Struck by vehicle | Total | 93 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Traffic stop, roadblock, etc. | 28 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Directing traffic, assisting motorist, etc. | 65 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| Accidental shooting | Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| Crossfire, mistaken for subject, firearm mishap | 21 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
| Training session | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Self-inflicted, cleaning mishap (not apparent or confirmed suicide) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drowning | Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Fall | Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Other accidental | Total | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
- 1Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments not listed.
