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Table 52

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Time of Incident by Day of Incident, 2007–2016

Time Total Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Number of victim officers 563 81 78 71 65 81 98 89
Total a.m. hours 262 50 34 29 28 40 38 43
12:01 a.m.–2 a.m. 64 14 7 8 8 7 8 12
2:01 a.m.–4 a.m. 58 19 5 6 2 7 7 12
4:01 a.m.–6 a.m. 30 6 5 3 0 6 1 9
6:01 a.m.–8 a.m. 40 3 7 5 8 3 9 5
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m. 30 2 2 6 6 4 7 3
10:01 a.m.–Noon 40 6 8 1 4 13 6 2
Total p.m. hours 293 30 42 41 37 40 58 45
12:01 p.m.–2 p.m. 50 4 7 9 8 11 4 7
2:01 p.m.–4 p.m. 46 2 12 7 9 3 7 6
4:01 p.m.–6 p.m. 42 4 5 7 6 5 10 5
6:01 p.m.–8 p.m. 30 4 5 3 5 5 5 3
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m. 62 11 5 6 6 9 18 7
10:01 p.m.–Midnight 63 5 8 9 3 7 14 17
Not reported 8 1 2 1 0 1 2 1