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Table 17
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Population Group of Victim Officer's Agency by Type of Assignment, 1995-2004
Population group |
Total |
2-Officer vehicle |
1-Officer vehicle |
Foot patrol |
Other1 |
Off duty |
| Alone |
Assisted |
Alone |
Assisted |
Alone |
Assisted |
Total
|
594 |
80 |
177 |
133 |
5 |
5 |
31 |
97 |
66 |
Group I (cities 250,000 and over) |
115 |
30 |
12 |
20 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
21 |
Group II (cities 100,000 - 249,999) |
48 |
8 |
10 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
Group III (cities 50,000 - 99,999) |
23 |
1 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Group IV (cities 25,000 - 49,999) |
22 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
Group V (cities 10,000 - 24,999) |
33 |
2 |
12 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
Group VI (cities under 10,000) |
78 |
6 |
30 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
Metropolitan counties |
102 |
8 |
33 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
14 |
Nonmetropolitan counties |
75 |
8 |
34 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
11 |
0 |
State agencies |
39 |
4 |
22 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
Federal agencies |
25 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
U.S. Territories |
34 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
12 |
1Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments that are not listed.
NOTE: The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table. |