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Table 77

Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Department and Agency by Type of Weapon, 2006

Department Agency Total Firearm Knife or other cutting instrument Bomb Blunt instrument Personal weapons Vehicle Other
Number of victim officers Total 1,273 109 4 0 17 484 96 563
U.S. Capitol Police Total 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Total 866 64 2 0 10 212 56 522
U.S. Customs and Border Protection 815 59 2 0 10 180 45 519
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 30 4 0 0 0 19 5 2
U.S. Secret Service 21 1 0 0 0 13 6 1
U.S. Department of the Interior Total 257 5 2 0 7 210 28 5
Bureau of Indian Affairs 129 3 1 0 2 113 6 4
National Park Service 101 2 1 0 5 72 20 1
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 27 0 0 0 0 25 2 0
U.S. Department of Justice Total 137 40 0 0 0 50 12 35
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 17 7 0 0 0 5 3 2
Federal Bureau of Investigation 55 16 0 0 0 7 4 28
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Marshals Service 65 17 0 0 0 38 5 5
U.S. Department of the Treasury Total 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service Total 6 0 0 0 0 5 0 1

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Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2006
U.S. Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
October 2007