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Table 54

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Age Group of Victim Officer, 2007–2016

Age group Total 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Number of victim officers 563 83 68 48 72 53 48 49 45 45 52
Under 25 39 10 2 7 2 2 2 2 4 7 1
25–30 107 11 17 13 15 10 6 6 7 10 12
31–35 95 20 11 8 15 3 9 4 9 4 12
36–40 97 15 14 7 13 11 6 10 8 7 6
41–45 75 9 10 4 5 8 13 9 5 7 5
46–50 65 10 6 7 8 9 8 5 3 2 7
51–55 43 2 4 2 6 5 3 8 5 3 5
56–60 23 5 3 0 5 2 1 2 2 3 0
Over 60 12 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 2
Not reported 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 2
Average age 38 37 38 35 39 41 40 41 39 37 38