Table 79

Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Department and Agency by Disposition of Known Assailant, 2006

Department Agency Total Charged Not charged Fugitive
Awaiting trial Dismissed/
not guilty
Guilty Incompetent
to stand
trial
Deceased Pending prosecutive opinion Prosecution declined
Number of known assailants Total 307 87 24 144 2 9 15 15 11
U.S. Capitol Police Total 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Total 19 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 7
U.S. Customs and Border Protection1              
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
U.S. Secret Service 14 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 2
U.S. Department of the Interior Total 243 68 20 132 1 1 9 10 2
Bureau of Indian Affairs 124 29 5 84 0 1 1 2 2
National Park Service 92 22 14 42 1 0 8 5 0
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 27 17 1 6 0 0 0 3 0
U.S. Department of Justice Total 35 7 3 6 0 8 6 3 2
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 14 2 1 4 0 0 2 3 2
Federal Bureau of Investigation 13 5 2 2 0 0 4 0 0
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Marshals Service3 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
U.S. Department of the Treasury Total 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service Total 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

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