Table 48

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Time of Incident, 1997-2006

Time Total 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of victim officers 739 63 81 65 83 76 75 81 82 67 66
Total A.M. hours 338 27 36 34 42 31 28 43 39 32 26
12:01 a.m. - 2 a.m. 85 9 7 8 11 10 5 13 8 9 5
2:01 a.m. - 4 a.m. 72 5 8 6 9 4 3 11 14 7 5
4:01 a.m. - 6 a.m. 43 2 4 7 5 4 2 4 2 9 4
6:01 a.m. - 8 a.m. 43 2 8 4 4 5 6 5 4 0 5
8:01 a.m. - 10 a.m. 46 5 3 5 8 4 4 5 6 4 2
10:01 a.m. - Noon 49 4 6 4 5 4 8 5 5 3 5
Total P.M. hours 392 34 43 29 40 45 46 38 43 34 40
12:01 p.m. - 2 p.m. 70 3 5 9 9 7 9 6 7 6 9
2:01 p.m. - 4 p.m. 74 5 11 5 8 10 7 10 11 4 3
4:01 p.m. - 6 p.m. 56 9 9 4 2 2 8 3 4 5 10
6:01 p.m. - 8 p.m. 63 5 9 3 6 8 7 7 6 9 3
8:01 p.m. - 10 p.m. 54 3 4 2 8 9 8 6 3 5 6
10:01 p.m. - Midnight 75 9 5 6 7 9 7 6 12 5 9
Not reported 9 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0

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