Federal law enforcement officers killed and assaulted.This page furnishes information regarding federal law enforcement officers who were killed or assaulted in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
Overview * 1,882 federal law enforcement officers were assaulted; 309 of these officers were injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. , and 1 was killed. By department: * The Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States employed 1,159 of the federal officers who were assaulted. Of these officers: 139 were injured. 1 sworn officer (assigned to the Bureau of Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. and Customs Enforcement) was feloniously killed. * The Department of the Interior employed 528 of the officers who were assaulted, and 109 of these officers were injured. * The Department of Justice employed 162 of the officers who were assaulted, and 42 of these officers were injured. * The U.S. Postal Inspection Service employed 18 of the officers who were assaulted, and 12 of these officers were injured. * The U.S. Capitol Police Capitol police in the United States are agencies charged with the provision of security police services for various state agencies, but especially State Legislatures. Capitol police may function as part of the state police or may be an independent agency. employed 12 of the officers who were assaulted, and 7 of these officers were injured. * The Department of the Treasury employed 3 of the officers who were assaulted, and none of the officers were injured. More information about this topic is provided in Tables 72 and 73. See also Summary of Assaults by Department. Weapons * 605 officers were attacked with personal weapons such as hands, fists, or feet; 229 of these assaults resulted in injury to a federal officer. * 161 federal officers were accosted ac·cost tr.v. ac·cost·ed, ac·cost·ing, ac·costs 1. To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request. 2. To solicit for sex. with firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
* 120 officers were attacked with vehicles; 31 of these officers were injured. * Threats to inflict injury were made against 289 officers. More information about this topic (including a complete breakdown of the types of weapons used to attack federal officers) is provided in Table 74. Circumstances * 996 of the 1,882 federal officers assaulted in 2005 were on patrol/guard duty when they were assaulted. * 391 officers were assaulted while attempting arrests or trying to serve summonses. * 242 federal officers were assaulted while maintaining the custody of prisoners. More information about this topic (including a complete breakdown of the types of circumstances in which federal officers were attacked) is provided in Table 78. Regional and outlying out·ly·ing adj. Relatively distant or remote from a center or middle: outlying regions. outlying Adjective far away from the main area Adj. 1. area breakdowns Of the 1,882 federal law enforcement officers who were assaulted in 2005: * 952 officers were stationed in the West. * 463 officers were stationed in the South. * 412 officers were stationed in the Midwest. * 44 officers were stationed in the Northeast. * 10 officers were stationed in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. and Other Outlying Areas. * 1 officer was stationed in Mexico. More information about this topic is provided in Table 76. Profile of alleged assailants * 653 alleged assailants were identified in connection with the 1,882 assaults on federal officers. * Disposition information was not reported for 1,895 known assailants. * Disposition information available at the time this report was prepared is provided in Table 79. Five-year totals From 2001 through 2005, 3,964 federal officers were assaulted. Of these, 2 were killed. * 1 of the officers, slain in 2002, was a ranger with the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. * 1 officer with the Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was killed in 2005. More information about this topic is provided in Table 74. Trend data from the past 5 years do not include the officers who died as a result of the events of September 11, 2001. Combining these data with the statistics traditionally included in the annual LEOKA LEOKA Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted LEOKA Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted reports would have had an outlier outlier /out·li·er/ (out´li-er) an observation so distant from the central mass of the data that it noticeably influences results. outlier an extremely high or low value lying beyond the range of the bulk of the data. effect, skewing measurements and analyses of LEOKA data. |
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