Table 57

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency by Type of Assignment, 2006

Population group Total 2-Officer
vehicle
1-Officer vehicle Foot patrol Other1 Off
duty
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Number of victim officers 66 9 38 6 0 0 4 8 1
Group I (cities 250,000 and over) 7 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999) 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0
Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999) 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Group VI (cities under 10,000) 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Metropolitan counties 19 1 12 1 0 0 1 4 0
Nonmetropolitan counties 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
State agencies 15 3 9 1 0 0 1 1 0
Federal agencies 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico and Other Outlying Areas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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