Table 17

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency by Type of Assignment, 1996-2005


Population group Total 2-Officer
vehicle
1-Officer vehicle Foot patrol Other1 Off duty
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Total 575 76 176 131 5 4 29 93 61
Group I (cities 250,000 and over) 115 31 13 19 0 0 4 30 18
Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999) 50 6 13 17 0 0 0 8 6
Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999) 21 1 12 4 0 0 1 2 1
Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999) 23 0 10 8 0 0 0 5 0
Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999) 33 2 11 10 1 0 4 3 2
Group VI (cities under 10,000) 80 7 31 19 2 0 5 8 8
Metropolitan counties 94 7 30 31 0 0 2 13 11
Nonmetropolitan counties 68 5 31 16 0 0 4 12 0
State agencies 41 4 23 5 0 0 3 5 1
Federal agencies 17 3 1 2 2 2 5 1 1
Puerto Rico and Other Outlying Areas 33 10 1 0 0 2 1 6 13

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