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DEATHS, ASSAULTS AND INJURIES - 1997-2007

YEAR DEATHS* ASSAULTS** INJURIES**
1997 171 49,779 13,262
1998 169 60,198 18,373
1999 143 55,653 16,456
2000 161 56,582 16,039
2001 240 57,258 16,328
2002 157 58,440 16,626
2003 147 58,278 16,412
2004 163 60,054 16,707
2005 159 59,432 16,072
2006 151 59,907 15,916
2007 181 N/A*** N/A***

AVERAGES
167 deaths per year 57,558 assaults per year 16,219 injuries per year

* Source: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Washington, D.C.
** Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation.
*** Figures will be available in Fall 2008.

Updated March 2008