Causes of Law Enforcement Deaths
Over the Past Decade (2006-2015)
| |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Total |
| Aircraft Accident |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
| Auto Crash |
46 |
61 |
44 |
39 |
51 |
44 |
27 |
29 |
33 |
34 |
408 |
| Beaten |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
| Bicycle Accident |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Boating Accident |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Bomb-Related Incident |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Drowned |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
18 |
| Electrocuted |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Fall |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
| Fire-Related Incident |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Horse-Related Accident |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Job-Related Illness |
21 |
20 |
25 |
18 |
21 |
20 |
15 |
17 |
20 |
22 |
199 |
| Motorcycle Crash |
11 |
10 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
67 |
| Poisoned |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Shot |
54 |
70 |
41 |
50 |
60 |
73 |
50 |
33 |
49 |
41 |
521 |
| Stabbed |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Strangled |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Struck by Falling Object |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Struck by Train |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Struck by Vehicle |
16 |
14 |
18 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
128 |
| Terrorist Attack |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
| TOTAL |
156 |
192 |
149 |
125 |
161 |
171 |
131 |
109 |
122 |
123 |
1439 |
| ADDITIONAL DATA |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Total |
| Female Officers Killed |
7 |
6 |
15 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
81 |
| Alcohol-Related Deaths |
17 |
26 |
16 |
9 |
22 |
14 |
15 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
146 |
| Drug-Related Deaths |
22 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
98 |
| Officers Killed Wearing Body Armor |
64% |
70% |
62% |
65% |
63% |
63% |
50% |
47% |
67% |
59% |
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Updated July 18, 2016
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