Table 54

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Profile of Victim Officers, Age Groups by Years of Service, 1996-2005


Victim officers Total Less than
1 year
1 - 5 years 6 - 10 years 11 - 15 years 16 - 20 years 21 - 25 years 26 - 30 years Over 30 years Years of service
not reported
Total 725 43 254 145 89 86 56 28 14 10
Age (years)           
Under 25 50 15 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
25 - 30 163 17 117 26 0 0 1 0 0 2
31 - 35 149 6 58 59 24 2 0 0 0 0
36 - 40 115 3 21 30 35 24 0 0 0 2
41 - 45 83 0 11 14 13 31 14 0 0 0
46 - 50 68 1 6 8 8 15 22 8 0 0
51 - 55 52 0 5 6 7 5 14 11 3 1
56 - 60 28 0 2 1 1 6 5 7 6 0
Over 60 14 1 1 1 1 3 0 2 5 0
Age not reported 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

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