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Table 123

Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted

Department and Agency by Number of Victim Officers and Known Offenders, 2015–2016

Department Agency Victim officers Known offenders
2015 2016 2015 2016
Number of victim officers/known offenders Total 1,340 1,447 836 1,201
U.S. Capitol Police Total 13 25 10 32
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Total 488 503 109 476
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 454 484 83 457
CBP, Office of Air and Marine 19 19 2 1
CBP, Office of Border Patrol1 349 397 377
CBP, Office of Field Operations 86 68 81 79
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 8 0 6 0
U.S. Secret Service 26 19 20 19
U.S. Department of the Interior Total 570 621 534 520
Bureau of Indian Affairs 505 504 471 474
Bureau of Land Management 3 4 4 3
National Park Service 54 107 54 37
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 8 6 5 6
FWS, National Wildlife Refuge System 8 6 5 6
FWS, Office of Law Enforcement 0 0 0 0
U.S. Department of Justice Total 264 298 179 173
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 11 11 7 11
Federal Bureau of Investigation 26 16 18 9
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 11 5 15 2
U.S. Marshals Service 216 266 139 151
U.S. Department of the Treasury Total 1 0 1 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 1 0 1 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service Total 4 0 3 0
  • 1For 2015, known offender data were not reported by the CBP, Office of Border Patrol.