Table 63
Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2004–2013
| Circumstance | Total |
2-Officer vehicle |
1-Officer vehicle | Foot patrol | Other1 |
Off duty |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | |||||
| Number of victim officers | Total | 636 | 56 | 318 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 91 | 17 |
| Automobile accident | Total | 368 | 42 | 239 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 2 |
| Motorcycle accident | Total | 58 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Aircraft accident | Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Struck by vehicle | Total | 101 | 11 | 36 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
| Traffic stop, roadblock, etc. | 33 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Directing traffic, assisting motorist, etc. | 68 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
| Accidental shooting | Total | 31 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4 |
| Crossfire, mistaken for subject, firearm mishap | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | |
| Training session | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Self-inflicted, cleaning mishap (not apparent or confirmed suicide) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Drowning | Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Fall | Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Other accidental | Total | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
- 1Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments not listed.
