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2007 Statistics Issued for Officers Killed on Duty |
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Saturday, 17 May 2008 |
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 The FBI has issued the preliminary statistics for 2007 for all reported crimes, and included are those statistics regarding Officers killed on duty.
This is information from the FBI reporting website:
According to preliminary statistics released today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 57 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty during 2007. Geographically, 31 of the victim officers were killed in the South, nine in the West, nine in the Midwest, and seven in the Northeast. One officer was slain in Puerto Rico. The total number of officers killed is nine higher than in 2006.
By circumstance, 16 deaths occurred as a result of ambush situations, 16 died during arrest situations, 11 were killed while handling traffic pursuits/stops, six died responding to disturbance calls, three while investigating suspicious persons/circumstances, three during tactical situations, one while conducting investigative activities, and one while handling and transporting prisoners.
Click here to see the statistics at FBI.gov
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