Table 52

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Years of Service of Victim Officer, 1997-2006

Years of service 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
Less than 1 44 3 5 6 4 5 4 6 4 3 4
1 - 5 261 24 31 20 29 26 27 28 27 26 23
6 - 10 149 14 11 12 12 15 15 16 19 15 20
11 - 15 90 4 13 9 11 8 14 13 7 6 5
16 - 20 90 10 9 10 10 8 6 8 12 8 9
21 - 25 54 6 5 2 11 8 5 6 5 5 1
26 - 30 27 1 5 2 5 4 1 3 4 1 1
Over 30 17 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 4 3 3
Not reported 7 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Average years of service 10 9 10 10 12 11 10 10 11 10 10

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