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Table 63

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Time of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2017

Time Total Two-officer
patrol 		One-
officer
patrol 		Investigative/
detective 		Tactical
assignment
(uniformed) 		Plainclothes
assignment 		Special
assignment 		Undercover Court/
prisoner
security 		Other1 Off
duty
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Number of victim officers 47 3 22 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 3
Total a.m. hours 24 2 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
12:01am–2am 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2:01am–4am 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4:01am–6am 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6:01am–8am 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8:01am–10am 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10:01am–Noon 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total p.m. hours 22 1 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
12:01pm–2pm 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2:01pm–4pm 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4:01pm–6pm 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6:01pm–8pm 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
8:01pm–10pm 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10:01pm–Midnight 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • 1Includes officers on overtime/extra duty activities and other types of assignments not listed.