Law Enforcement Officer Deaths PDF 2024-2023

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DEATHS 01/01/2024–09/30/2024 This is a graphic presentation of data regarding line-of-duty deaths, both felonious and accidental, collected from law enforcement agencies across the United States an...

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DEATHS 01/01/2024–09/30/2024 This is a graphic presentation of data regarding line-of-duty deaths, both felonious and accidental, collected from law enforcement agencies across the United States and U.S. territories by the FBI’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection. This preliminary information is provided for officer safety studies, training, and other initiatives. The data are also published annually in the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted release. The below data is accurate as of 10/01/2024. Key Observations Officer Deaths by Month The 54 law enforcement officers feloniously killed in the first nine months of 2024 represent a 12.5 percent Felonious Accidental increase compared to the 48 officers killed during the same period in 2023. Firearms were used in 75.9 percent (41) of the felonious deaths in 2024. Agencies did not report the type of firearm used in 92.7 2023 2024 2023 2024 percent (38) of the incidents. The leading circumstances surrounding officers’ felonious deaths included Jan 3 2 0 3 activities related to investigative/enforcement (18), unprovoked attacks (8), and ambushes (6). The 18 investigative/enforcement-related deaths in 2024 represent a 50 percent increase compared to the 12 Feb 5 7 3 6 during the same time period in 2023. Accidental law enforcement deaths increased 14.3 percent in 2024 Mar 4 5 5 3 (32) when comparing the first 9 months of 2023 (28). Thus far, the leading cause of accidental officer deaths in 2024 has been motor vehicle accidents (18). The southern region has the most law enforcement Apr 6 10 0 10 deaths in 2024 with 39 deaths total (22 felonious, 17 accidental). Although not represented in the below May 6 4 3 0 graphic, 28 officers have died from the following medical conditions in 2024: heart attack (10), natural Jun 6 4 2 4 causes (10), conditions related to 9/11 response (5), and cancer (3). Officer Deaths by Year Jul 10 6 5 0 Aug 4 10 4 3 Sep 4 6 6 3 Oct 3 1 Nov 4 2 Dec 5 3 Time of Incident Officer Deaths by Region MIDWEST Felonious: 15 Accidental: 7 NORTHEAST Felonious: 5 Accidental: 3 Felonious Accidental WEST Felonious: 11 Demographics of Officers Killed PUERTO RICO Race, Sex, and Ethnicity of Officers Feloniously Killed Accidental: 4 and Outlying BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, 6 Territories Felonious: 1 SOUTH Accidental: 1 Felonious: 22 Accidental: 17 MALE, WHITE, Circumstances of Officer Deaths 32 Accidental 48 54 RACE SEX 54 Felonious 18 Motor vehicle crash 54 0 Administrative assignment 0 Assisting/investigating vehicle crash Officers 6 Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) 0 Assisting motorist Feloniously 0 Arrest situation 4 Engaging in vehicle pursuit Killed 4 Assisting another law enforcement officer 1 Escorting dignitary or funeral 0 Assisting motorist 0 Overseeing work zone ETHNICITY HISPANIC 1 Citizen complaint 2 Patrolling OR LATINO, 2 4 Crime in progress (robbery, burglary, etc.) 0 Performing traffic control 2 Disorder/disturbance (domestic distur- 2 Performing traffic stop NOT HISPANIC bance, civil disorder, etc.) NOT REPORTED, 32 4 Responding to emergency OR LATINO, 20 0 Encounter/assist an emotionally dis- 0 Responding to nonemergency turbed person Demographics of Offenders 0 Training Race, Sex, and Ethnicity of Offenders in Felonious Killings 18 Investigative/enforcement (Drug-related 5 Other NOT REPORTED, 7 matter, wanted person, traffic violation 5 Pedestrian officer struck by vehicle BLACK OR AFRICAN stop) 3 Assisting/investigating vehicle crash AMERICAN, 21 1 Out of service (court, dining, etc.) 0 Assisting motorist 0 Providing/deploying equipment (flares, 1 Providing/deploying equipment traffic cones, etc.) 0 Engaging in foot pursuit MALE, 3 Pursuit 0 Overseeing work zone 49 0 Report of crime (robbery, burglary, etc.) 0 Patrolling RACE SEX 0 Respond to alarm (audible/silent) WHITE, 55 0 Performing traffic control 0 Serving/attempting to serve court order 1 Performing traffic stop 27 Offenders (eviction notice, subpoena, etc.) 5 Tactical situation 0 Training 1 Traffic control (crash scene, directing 0 Other traffic, etc.) 0 Drowning ETHNICITY FEMALE, 6 8 Unprovoked attack 1 Fall NOT HISPANIC 1 Other 2 Firearm-related incident OR LATINO, 2 NOT REPORTED, 53 1 Aircraft crash 5 Other Weapons Used by Offender Distance from Firearm Location of Fatal Firearm Wound Incidents and Victims 54 Felonious Killings Felonious Killings Felonious Killing Felonious Killings } 41 Officers killed with firearms 2 Handgun 38 Not reported 0 - 5 ft 2 1 6 - 10 ft 1 Fatal wound 52 Incidents } 0 Rifle 1 Unknown 0 Shotgun 11 - 20 ft 0 location was not 54 Victims 9 Vehicle reported for 38 2 21 - 50 ft 0 } 1 Knife/cutting instrument fatalities. 3 Personal weapon (hands, fists, etc.) 51+ ft 0 Body Armor 0 Blunt instrument (club, brick, etc.) Not reported 38 worn confirmed 0 0 Other Unknown 0 in 4 fatalities. This updated infographic is now available on the Crime Data Explorer (CDE) at https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/le/leoka.