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Table 55

Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Age Group of Victim Officer by Years of Service, 2008
Age group Total Less than 1
year		 1–5
years		 6–10
years		 11–15
years		 16–20
years		 21–25
years		 26–30
years		 Over 30
years		 Years of
service not
reported
Number of victim officers 65 3 19 18 9 9 3 3 0 1
Under 25 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25–30 17 2 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
31–35 11 0 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0
36–40 14 0 1 5 6 2 0 0 0 0
41–45 10 1 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 0
46–50 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0
51–55 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
56–60 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Over 60 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2008
U.S. Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
October 2009