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Table 59

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Race and Sex of Victim Officer, 2007–2016

Victim officer 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
Race White 471 70 59 44 60 45 36 41 43 33 40
Black/African American 68 8 7 4 8 7 10 6 0 9 9
American Indian/Alaska Native 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 9 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0
Not reported 13 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
Sex Male 533 79 61 48 67 50 46 49 42 41 50
Female 30 4 7 0 5 3 2 0 3 4 2