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Table 49

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed

Population Group/Agency Type, 2001–2010

Population group/agency type Total 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of victim officers 718 76 75 81 82 67 66 83 68 48 72
Group I (cities 250,000 and over) 80 10 13 7 12 4 7 4 10 4 9
Group II (cities 100,000–249,999) 42 5 5 0 4 4 6 7 5 3 3
Group III (cities 50,000–99,999) 33 3 1 6 3 2 3 6 4 3 2
Group IV (cities 25,000–49,999) 37 4 3 2 5 7 2 5 2 1 6
Group V (cities 10,000–24,999) 27 0 4 5 2 4 2 4 3 1 2
Group VI (cities under 10,000) 66 7 3 10 9 8 5 8 8 4 4
Metropolitan counties 160 14 15 21 20 15 19 19 14 10 13
Nonmetropolitan counties 80 8 8 14 9 6 4 6 5 11 9
State agencies 136 19 13 12 9 12 15 14 13 10 19
Federal agencies 40 5 8 1 6 2 2 9 1 1 5
Puerto Rico and other
outlying areas
17 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 3 0 0