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Home LEOKA 2019 Tables Table 53

Table 53

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Time of Incident by Day of Incident, 2010–2019

Time Total Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Number of victim officers 503 72 65 70 49 67 93 87
Total a.m. hours 234 43 22 29 24 37 43 36
12:01 a.m.–2 a.m. 49 11 2 11 2 7 8 8
2:01 a.m.–4 a.m. 50 16 3 3 2 6 6 14
4:01 a.m.–6 a.m. 26 4 1 5 0 6 2 8
6:01 a.m.–8 a.m. 51 6 8 8 12 3 10 4
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m. 25 1 3 2 3 6 8 2
10:01 a.m.–Noon 33 5 5 0 5 9 9 0
Total p.m. hours 257 27 41 38 24 29 48 50
12:01 p.m.–2 p.m. 38 3 4 8 3 9 6 5
2:01 p.m.–4 p.m. 38 2 13 4 5 1 7 6
4:01 p.m.–6 p.m. 39 3 4 7 5 5 6 9
6:01 p.m.–8 p.m. 43 6 8 8 4 4 5 8
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m. 46 9 4 4 4 6 12 7
10:01 p.m.–Midnight 53 4 8 7 3 4 12 15
Not reported 12 2 2 3 1 1 2 1