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Table 53

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Time of Incident by Day of Incident, 2008–2017

Time Total Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Number of victim officers 527 77 75 70 53 75 91 86
Total a.m. hours 249 46 32 28 24 40 41 38
12:01 a.m.–2 a.m. 60 13 6 10 5 8 7 11
2:01 a.m.–4 a.m. 52 17 5 3 2 7 8 10
4:01 a.m.–6 a.m. 31 6 4 5 0 7 1 8
6:01 a.m.–8 a.m. 44 4 7 7 10 2 9 5
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m. 25 1 3 3 3 5 7 3
10:01 a.m.–Noon 37 5 7 0 4 11 9 1
Total p.m. hours 269 30 41 40 29 34 48 47
12:01 p.m.–2 p.m. 42 4 5 8 6 8 5 6
2:01 p.m.–4 p.m. 42 2 12 6 8 2 6 6
4:01 p.m.–6 p.m. 40 4 5 7 5 4 8 7
6:01 p.m.–8 p.m. 32 5 5 5 3 5 4 5
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m. 55 10 6 6 5 8 12 8
10:01 p.m.–Midnight 58 5 8 8 2 7 13 15
Not reported 9 1 2 2 0 1 2 1