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Table 62

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Age Group of Victim Officer by Race and Sex, 2008–2017

Age group Total Race Sex
White Black/
African
American 		American
Indian/
Alaska Native 		Asian/Native
Hawaiian/Other
Pacific Islander1 		Asian1 Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander1 		Race
not
reported 		Male Female
Number of victim officers 527 444 63 5 2 5 2 6 499 28
Under 25 31 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 29 2
25–30 105 94 10 0 0 1 0 0 101 4
31–35 87 77 8 1 0 1 0 0 78 9
36–40 89 71 13 1 2 2 0 0 85 4
41–45 73 62 7 2 0 0 2 0 72 1
46–50 59 49 9 0 0 0 0 1 55 4
51–55 42 35 5 0 0 0 0 2 39 3
56–60 23 17 5 1 0 0 0 0 22 1
Over 60 15 13 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 0
Not reported 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
  • 1For 2008, 2009, and 2010, the race categories "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander" were combined.