Table 48
Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Population Group/Agency Type, 2007–2016
| Population group/agency type | 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 |
| Group I (cities 250,000 and over) | 61 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Group II (cities 100,000–249,999) | 35 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Group III (cities 50,000–99,999) | 33 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Group IV (cities 25,000–49,999) | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Group V (cities 10,000–24,999) | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Group VI (cities under 10,000) | 63 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Metropolitan counties | 122 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Nonmetropolitan counties | 58 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| State agencies | 107 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
| Federal agencies | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Puerto Rico and other outlying areas | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
