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Table 66

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Type of Accident by Type of Assignment, 2019

Circumstance Total Two-officer
patrol 		One-
officer
patrol 		Investigative/
detective 		Tactical
assignment
(uniformed) 		Plainclothes
assignment 		Special
assignment 		Undercover Court/
prisoner
security 		Other 1 Off
duty
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Number of victim officers Total 41 4 20 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
Aircraft crash Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Equipment failure or malfunction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pilot error 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inconclusive after investigation, ongoing investigation, etc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drowning Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Safety equipment used (flotation device, scuba equipment, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No safety equipment used 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Safety equipment usage unknown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Safety equipment usage not reported 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fall Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Safety equipment used (fall protection/harness, helmet, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No safety equipment used 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Safety equipment usage not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Firearm-related incident Total 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accidental discharge while cleaning weapon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crossfire 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mistaken for offender 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Training mishap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other accidental discharge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor vehicle crash
(car/SUV/truck/van) 		Total 18 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Wearing seatbelt 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not wearing seatbelt 2 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Seatbelt usage not reported 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor vehicle crash
(ATV/motorcycle) 		Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wearing helmet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not wearing helmet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helmet usage not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor vehicle crash
(watercraft) 		Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pedestrian officer
struck by vehicle 		Total 16 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Wearing high-visibility clothing 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not wearing high-visibility clothing3 12 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
High-visibility clothing not reported 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other accidental Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • 1Includes officers on overtime/extra duty activities and other types of assignments not listed.
  • 2Of the 6 victim officers who were fatally injured in motor vehicle crashes and were not wearing seatbelts, none were seated in parked motor vehicles at the time of the accidents.
  • 3The lighting conditions were dark at the time 2 of the 12 victim officers who were not wearing high-visibility clothing were fatally struck by vehicles.