Table 47

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency, 1997-2006

Population group	Total	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Number of victim officers	739	63	81	65	83	76	75	81	82	67	66
Group I (cities 250,000 and over)	89	8	6	6	16	10	13	7	12	4	7
Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999)	37	1	3	1	8	5	5	0	4	4	6
Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999)	29	2	3	3	3	3	1	6	3	2	3
Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999)	31	0	1	3	4	4	3	2	5	7	2
Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999)	29	5	2	1	4	0	4	5	2	4	2
Group VI (cities under 10,000)	77	12	8	10	5	7	3	10	9	8	5
Metropolitan counties	156	13	14	13	12	14	15	21	20	15	19
Nonmetropolitan counties	89	6	12	12	10	8	8	14	9	6	4
State agencies	140	12	18	12	18	19	13	12	9	12	15
Federal agencies	42	2	11	3	2	5	8	1	6	2	2
Puerto Rico and Other Outlying Areas	20	2	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1