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Table 63

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Time of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2019

Time Total Two-officer
patrol 		One-
officer
patrol 		Investigative/
detective 		Tactical
assignment
(uniformed) 		Plainclothes
assignment 		Special
assignment 		Undercover Court/
prisoner
security 		Other1 Off
duty
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Number of victim officers 41 4 20 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
Total a.m. hours 17 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12:01 a.m.–2 a.m. 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2:01 a.m.–4 a.m. 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4:01 a.m.–6 a.m. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6:01 a.m.–8 a.m. 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m. 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10:01 a.m.–Noon 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total p.m. hours 24 1 9 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
12:01 p.m.–2 p.m. 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2:01 p.m.–4 p.m. 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4:01 p.m.–6 p.m. 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6:01 p.m.–8 p.m. 8 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m. 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10:01 p.m.–Midnight 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • 1Includes officers on overtime/extra duty activities and other types of assignments not listed.