Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Profile of Victim Officers, Years of Service, 1996-2005
| Victim officers | Total | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 725 | 52 | 63 | 81 | 65 | 83 | 76 | 75 | 81 | 82 | 67 |
| Years of service | |||||||||||
| Less than 1 year | 43 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 - 5 years | 254 | 16 | 24 | 31 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| 6 - 10 years | 145 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 15 |
| 11 - 15 years | 89 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 16 - 20 years | 86 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| 21 - 25 years | 56 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 26 - 30 years | 28 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Over 30 years | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Years of service not reported | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average years of service | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |