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Table 71

Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted

Department and Agency by Number of Victim Officers and Known Offenders, 2016–2017

Victim officers Known offenders
Department Agency 2016 2017 2016 2017
Number of victim officers/known offenders Total 1,447 1,784 1,201 604
U.S. Capitol Police Total 25 16 32 12
U.S. Department of Defense1 Total 23 11
Department of the Air Force 0 0
Department of the Army 0 0
Department of the Navy 23 11
National Security Agency 0 0
Pentagon Force Protection Agency 0 0
U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2,3 Total 503 687 476 95
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)2 484 506 457
CBP, Office of Air and Marine 19 12 1
CBP, Office of Border Patrol 397 432 377
CBP, Office of Field Operations 68 62 79
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 3 0 159 0 76
U.S. Secret Service 19 22 19 19
U.S. Department of the Interior 4,5 Total 621 724 520 311
Bureau of Indian Affairs 504 609 474 307
Bureau of Land Management 4 4 3 4
National Park Service4 107 98 37
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)5 6 13 6 0
FWS, Division of Refuge Law Enforcement 5 6 13 6
FWS, Office of Law Enforcement 0 0 0 0
U.S. Department of Justice6 Total 298 333 173 172
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 11 18 11 16
Federal Bureau of Investigation 16 16 9 13
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 6 5 10 2
U.S. Marshals Service 266 289 151 143
U.S. Department of the Treasury Total 0 1 0 3
Internal Revenue Service 0 1 0 3
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 0 0 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service Total 0 0 0 0
  • 1For 2016, data were not reported by the U.S. Department of Defense.
  • 2For 2017, known offender data were not reported by the U.S Customs and Border Protection.
  • 3For 2016, data requests to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were inadvertently received and addressed by entities within ICE that did not possess the appropriate resources to provide comprehensive and complete data; therefore, caution must be taken when comparing 2016 data to 2017 data.
  • 4For 2017, known offender data were not reported by the National Park Service.
  • 5For 2017, known offender data were not reported by the FWS, Division of Refuge Law Enforcement.
  • 6For 2017, known offender data were not reported by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.