Title: FBI Releases 2015 Statistics on Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted — FBI
Headings: FBI Releases 2015 Statistics on Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Washington, D.C.
FBI Releases 2015 Statistics on Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Felonious Deaths
Accidental Deaths
Assaults
LEOKA Report Released

Content: Law enforcement agencies identified 37 alleged assailants in connection with the felonious line-of-duty deaths. Thirty-one of the assailants had prior criminal arrests, and nine of the offenders were under judicial supervision at the time of the felonious incidents. Accidental Deaths
Forty-five law enforcement officers were killed accidentally while performing their duties in 2015. The majority (29 officers) were killed in automobile accidents. The number of accidental line-of-duty deaths remained the same as the 2014 total (45 officers). Officer Profiles: The average age of the officers who were accidentally killed was 37 years; the average number of years the victim officers had served in law enforcement was nine. Of the 45 officers accidentally killed, 41 were male, and four were female. Thirty-three of the officers were white, nine were black/African-American, one was Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, and race was not reported for two of the officers.