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Officers accidentally killed.
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Uniform Crime Reports: Law Enforcement Officers Killed andAssaulted
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January 1, 2006
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This page provides information regarding accidental line-of-duty deaths of duly sworn city, university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement officers, who met the same criteria as officers feloniously killed.
Overview
* 66 law enforcement officers died as the result of accidents that occurred in the line of duty.
* 61 law enforcement agencies in 29 states and Puerto Rico reported that officers from their jurisdictions died as the result of accidents.
* Most of the officers (24) accidentally killed in 2006 were employed by city police departments.
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