Table 59

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident, 1997-2006

Circumstance   Total 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of victim officers Total 739 63 81 65 83 76 75 81 82 67 66
Automobile accidents Total 415 33 48 41 42 36 40 50 48 39 38
Motorcycle accidents Total 65 4 3 6 6 7 7 10 10 4 8
Aircraft accidents Total 39 4 4 4 7 5 6 1 3 2 3
Struck by vehicles Total 127 15 14 9 14 19 12 10 10 11 13
Traffic stops, roadblocks, etc. 46 3 4 3 7 7 4 6 3 5 4
Directing traffic, assisting motorists, etc. 81 12 10 6 7 12 8 4 7 6 9
Accidental shootings Total 32 1 3 3 3 5 3 2 4 4 4
Crossfires, mistaken for subject, firearm mishaps 19 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 3
Training sessions 6 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
Self-inflicted, cleaning mishaps (not apparent or confirmed suicides) 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Drownings Total 22 0 6 0 3 1 3 4 3 2 0
Falls Total 19 5 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 3 0
Other accidental (electrocutions, explosions, etc.) Total 20 1 2 1 5 1 3 2 3 2 0

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