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Table 64

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Time of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2014–20181

Time Total Two-officer
patrol 		One-
officer
patrol 		Investigative/
detective 		Tactical
assignment
(uniformed) 		Plainclothes
assignment 		Special
assignment 		Undercover Court/
prisoner
security 		Other 2 Off
duty
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Number of victim officers 241 21 114 34 4 1 0 1 2 1 8 17 0 1 1 0 8 16 12
Total a.m. hours 115 10 52 16 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 4 7 8
12:01 a.m.–2 a.m. 22 2 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2:01 a.m.–4 a.m. 19 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4:01 a.m.–6 a.m. 13 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6:01 a.m.–8 a.m. 30 5 12 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m. 12 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10:01 a.m.–Noon 19 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Total p.m. hours 117 11 56 17 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 7 0 1 1 0 3 9 4
12:01 p.m.–2 p.m. 19 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
2:01 p.m.–4 p.m. 15 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
4:01 p.m.–6 p.m. 21 2 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
6:01 p.m.–8 p.m. 21 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m. 20 1 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10:01 p.m.–Midnight 21 2 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Not reported 9 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  • 1Ten years of data for the topics presented in this table are not available at this time. A 10-year table is expected to be available for the publication of 2020 data.
  • 2Includes officers on overtime/extra duty activities and other types of assignments not listed.