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Table 62

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Age Group of Victim Officer by Race and Sex, 2009–2018

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 511 425 64 9 1 6 2 4 486 25
Under 25 40 33 6 1 0 0 0 0 36 4
25–30 95 82 12 0 0 1 0 0 91 4
31–35 86 74 8 2 0 2 0 0 78 8
36–40 79 66 9 1 1 2 0 0 76 3
41–45 71 59 8 2 0 0 2 0 70 1
46–50 60 49 11 0 0 0 0 0 57 3
51–55 39 32 5 1 0 0 0 1 37 2
56–60 21 15 4 2 0 0 0 0 21 0
Over 60 16 14 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 0
Not reported 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
  • 1For 2009 and 2010, the race categories "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander" were combined.