Table 56

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Race and Sex of Victim Officer, 1997-2006

Victim officer		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
Race	White	655	52	68	60	73	66	69	74	75	59	59
	Black	58	10	6	3	8	7	2	6	5	7	4
	Asian/Pacific Islander	13	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	3
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	11	0	5	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Not reported	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Sex	Male	695	60	73	62	79	70	69	78	76	64	64
Sex	Female	44	3	8	3	4	6	6	3	6	3	2