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Table 53

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Time of Incident by Day of Incident, 2009–2018

Time Total Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Number of victim officers 511 75 69 67 52 72 90 86
Total a.m. hours 240 45 26 28 24 35 44 38
12:01 a.m.–2 a.m. 54 13 3 9 4 8 8 9
2:01 a.m.–4 a.m. 48 15 4 3 2 5 7 12
4:01 a.m.–6 a.m. 29 5 2 6 0 6 1 9
6:01 a.m.–8 a.m. 49 6 7 8 11 2 11 4
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m. 25 1 4 2 3 4 8 3
10:01 a.m.–Noon 35 5 6 0 4 10 9 1
Total p.m. hours 258 28 41 36 27 35 44 47
12:01 p.m.–2 p.m. 39 3 4 8 4 10 5 5
2:01 p.m.–4 p.m. 38 2 12 4 7 2 5 6
4:01 p.m.–6 p.m. 40 3 5 7 5 5 7 8
6:01 p.m.–8 p.m. 38 6 8 4 4 5 5 6
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m. 52 10 5 6 5 8 11 7
10:01 p.m.–Midnight 51 4 7 7 2 5 11 15
Not reported 13 2 2 3 1 2 2 1