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FBI Releases
2013 Preliminary Statistics for Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the
Line of Duty
Preliminary statistics released today by the FBI show that 27 law
enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in
2013, a decrease of more than 44 percent when compared to the 49
officers killed in 2012. By region, 15 officers died as a result of
criminal acts that occurred in the South, six officers in the West,
four officers in the Midwest, and two in the Northeast.
An additional 49 officers were accidentally killed in the line of duty
in 2013. This total represents one officer more than the 48 officers
who were accidentally killed in 2012. By region, 31 officers died due
to accidents in the South, nine in the West, five in the Northeast, and
four in the Midwest.
Final statistics and complete details will be available in the Uniform
Crime Reporting Program’s publication Law Enforcement Officers Killed
and Assaulted, 2013, which will be published on the FBI’s website in
the fall.
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