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Home LEOKA 2010 Tables Table 18

Table 18

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Time of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2001–2010

Time Total 2-Officer
vehicle
1-Officer vehicle Foot patrol Other1 Off
duty
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Number of victim officers 541 53 152 160 3 1 22 100 50
Total A.M. hours 224 17 65 64 0 1 7 43 27
12:01 a.m.–2 a.m. 61 6 16 15 0 1 2 9 12
2:01 a.m.–4 a.m. 38 6 10 7 0 0 0 6 9
4:01 a.m.–6 a.m. 23 1 7 3 0 0 0 8 4
6:01 a.m.–8 a.m. 21 1 7 8 0 0 1 3 1
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m. 37 1 9 16 0 0 1 10 0
10:01 a.m.–Noon 44 2 16 15 0 0 3 7 1
Total P.M. hours 316 36 86 96 3 0 15 57 23
12:01 p.m.–2 p.m. 42 5 5 14 0 0 4 14 0
2:01 p.m.–4 p.m. 41 4 16 6 0 0 3 10 2
4:01 p.m.–6 p.m. 38 3 11 18 0 0 0 5 1
6:01 p.m.–8 p.m. 56 8 10 21 1 0 4 10 2
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m. 79 9 26 23 2 0 2 9 8
10:01 p.m.–Midnight 60 7 18 14 0 0 2 9 10
Not reported 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • 1Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments not listed.
  • NOTE: The deaths of the 72 law enforcement officers that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.