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Table 59
Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident, 1995-2004
Circumstance |
Total |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Total
|
717 |
59 |
52 |
63 |
81 |
65 |
83 |
76 |
75 |
81 |
82 |
Automobile accidents
|
404 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
48 |
41 |
42 |
36 |
40 |
50 |
48 |
Motorcycle accidents
|
60 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
Aircraft accidents
|
43 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
Struck by vehicles
|
120 |
10 |
7 |
15 |
14 |
9 |
14 |
19 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
Traffic stops, roadblocks, etc. |
45 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
Directing traffic, assisting motorists, etc. |
75 |
7 |
2 |
12 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
Accidental shootings
|
28 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
Crossfires, mistaken for subject, firearm mishaps |
17 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Training sessions |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Self-inflicted, cleaning mishaps (not apparent or confirmed suicides) |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Drownings
|
21 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
Falls
|
20 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Other accidental (electrocutions, explosions, etc.)
|
21 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |