Federal law enforcement officers killed and assaulted.Methodology Unlike Section I that includes data on all federal officers killed in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , the Interior, Justice, and the Treasury; 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. ; and the U.S. Postal Postal can refer to:
The information regarding Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted presented in this section differs slightly from the information presented for assaults on local and state law enforcement officers previously addressed in Section II of this publication. Regardless of the extent or even the absence of personal injury, all reports of assaults or threats to assault are included in the data compilations in Section III. Further, the circumstance Circumstance or circumstances can refer to:
tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts 1. To represent in a picture or sculpture. 2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent. the unique duties performed by federal law enforcement personnel. Overview In 2003, federal law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). reported 437 officers assaulted. Seventy-three of these federal officers sustained personal injuries. (See Tables 61 and 62.) 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 the largest percentage of the officers assaulted, 52.9 percent. The Department of the Interior employed 25.2 percent of the total number of federal officers assaulted; the Department of Justice, 17.4 percent; the U.S. Capitol Police, 1.8 percent; the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, 1.4 percent; and 1.4 percent worked for the Department of the Treasury. (See Table 61.) Weapons A breakdown breakdown /break·down/ (brak´doun) 1. the act or process of ceasing to function. 2. an often sudden collapse in health. 3. loss of self-control. of data reported concerning the use of weapons showed that personal weapons, such as hands, fists, and feet, were used by offenders in 33.2 percent of the assaults on federal law enforcement officers in 2003. Vehicles were used as weapons in 9.8 percent of the assaults, 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
n. Plural of knife. knives Noun the plural of knife knives knife or other cutting instruments in 1.6 percent of the attacks. Other types of weapons were used in 22.2 percent of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted. Just over 14 percent (14.6) of the assaults were considered threats of violence. (Based on Table 63.) Circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or Data aggregated by circumstance showed that in 2003, the majority of federal law enforcement officers, 45.1 percent, were on patrol or guard duty when they were assaulted. An additional 21.1 percent of the officers were making arrests or serving summonses when they were assaulted, 8.2 percent were on office duty, 7.6 percent were conducting investigations or searches at the time of their attacks; 6.2 percent of the officers were on protection duty; 3.7 percent were maintaining custody The care, possession, and control of a thing or person. The retention, inspection, guarding, maintenance, or security of a thing within the immediate care and control of the person to whom it is committed. The detention of a person by lawful authority or process. of prisoners; and 0.7 percent were on court duty when attacked. The remaining officers (7.6 percent) were performing other duties. (Based on Table 67.) Regional Breakdowns Regionally, data submitted by federal agencies in 2003 revealed that the 234 officers assaulted in the West accounted for 53.5 percent of the total number of federal officers assaulted. The 136 federal officers assaulted in the South comprised 31.1 percent of the total. There were 37 victims attacked in the Midwest Midwest or Middle West, region of the United States centered on the western Great Lakes and the upper-middle Mississippi valley. It is a somewhat imprecise term that has been applied to the northern section of the land between the Appalachians and 29 officers assaulted in the Northeast “Northeastern” redirects here. For the Boston college, see Northeastern University, Boston. Northeast or north east is the ordinal direction halfway between north and east. It is the opposite of southwest. See boxing the compass. , which accounted for 8.5 percent and 6.6 percent of the total, respectively. One federal law enforcement officer assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. to the U.S. Territory of 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. was assaulted. (Based on Table 65.) Assailants A total of 422 alleged assailants were identified in connection with assaults on 437 federal law enforcement officers in 2003. (See Table 61.) Of the 422 known suspects, 10.4 percent were awaiting trial at the time of this publication, 9.0 percent were found guilty, prosecution prosecution n. 1) in criminal law, the government attorney charging and trying the case against a person accused of a crime. 2) a common term for the government's side in a criminal case, as in "the prosecution will present five witnesses" or "the prosecution rests" was declined for 4.3 percent, and 3.8 percent of the known offenders were not charged or were pending prosecutive opinion. Just over 1 percent (1.2) of the alleged assailants were found incompetent incompetent adj. 1) referring to a person who is not able to manage his/her affairs due to mental deficiency (lack of I.Q., deterioration, illness or psychosis) or sometimes physical disability. to stand trial, 0.9 percent were found not guilty or their charges were dismissed dis·miss tr.v. dis·missed, dis·miss·ing, dis·miss·es 1. To end the employment or service of; discharge. 2. , 0.7 percent remained fugitives at the time of this publication, and 0.5 percent of the assailants were deceased deceased 1) adj. dead. 2) n. the person who has died, as used in the handling of his/her estate, probate of will and other proceedings after death, or in reference to the victim of a homicide (as: "The deceased had been shot three times. . The dispositions for 69.2 percent of the assailants were not provided. (Based on Table 68.) Five-Year Totals Data submitted by federal agencies for 1999 through 2003 revealed that 2,556 federal law enforcement officers were victims of assaults. During that 5-year period, 2 federal officers (excluding the 2 federal officers who lost their lives during the September September: see month. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks) were feloniously killed. (See Table 63.) Both officers were rangers Rapidly deployable airborne light infantry organized and trained to conduct highly complex joint direct action operations in coordination with or in support of other special operations units of all Services. with the National Park Service; one officer was slain in 1999 and one was murdered in 2002. Summary of Assaults by Department Department of Homeland Security (DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) ) In 2003, the DHS provided information on 231 officers who were assaulted, 25 of whom suffered personal injuries during the attacks. Within the DHS, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (formerly the U.S. Customs Service) reported 19 officers were assault victims, all of whom suffered personal injuries. The U.S. Secret Service reported that 18 of their officers were attacked and 6 suffered personal injuries. (See Tables 61 and 62.) The data collected on type of activity the officers were engaged in at the time of the assault showed that of the 231 DHS officers assaulted, 185 were assigned to patrol or guard duty, and 33 were assigned to office duty. Additionally, 5 of the officers were conducting investigations or searches at the time of the attacks, 3 were on protection duty, 3 were making arrests or serving summonses, 1 was on court duty, and 1 officer was performing other duties. (See Table 67.) An examination of weapons data revealed that 45 of the 231 DHS officers were assaulted by offenders using personal weapons, such as hands, fists, and feet, and 33 of the officers were assaulted by persons using bombs or explosive explosive, substance that undergoes decomposition or combustion with great rapidity, evolving much heat and producing a large volume of gas. The reaction products fill a much greater volume than that occupied by the original material and exert an enormous pressure, devices. Twenty-three of the officers were assaulted by persons with firearms, 17 of the officers were assaulted by individuals using vehicles as a weapon, 8 were assaulted by persons using blunt objects, and 4 were attacked by persons using knives or cutting instruments. Eighty-nine of the victim officers were assaulted by persons using other weapons, and 12 of the officers were threatened with attacks. (See Table 66.) In 2003, law enforcement identified 12 suspects in connection with the assaults on DHS officers. Of those 12 individuals, 4 were found guilty, 3 were awaiting trial at the time of this publication, 3 were found incompetent to stand trial, and 2 were found either not guilty or the charges against them were dismissed. (See Table 68.) Department of the Interior (DOI (Digital Object Identifier) A method of applying a persistent name to documents, publications and other resources on the Internet rather than using a URL, which can change over time. ) The DOI provided 2003 assault data for 110 of their officers. By agency within the DOI, the National Park Service employed 106 of the victim officers, 29 of whom suffered injuries. Four officers were employed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (See Tables 61 and 62.) By type of activity, the data showed that 55 of the DOI officers assaulted were making arrests or serving summonses at the time they were attacked, 24 of the officers assaulted were serving on protection duty, and 13 were conducting investigations or searches. Additionally, 10 of the officers assaulted had custody of prisoners, 3 were on patrol or guard duty, and 1 was on office duty at the time they were assaulted. Four of the victim officers assaulted were performing other duties. (See Table 67.) The data concerning weapons used during the attacks revealed that over half (63) of the DOI officers who were assaulted in 2003 were attacked by assailants using personal weapons, such as hands, fists, and feet. Additionally, 9 officers were attacked by persons using vehicles as weapons, 5 were attacked by assailants using blunt objects, 3 were attacked by persons with knives or other cutting instruments, and 1 DOI officer was assaulted by a person with a firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. . Twenty-six of the officers were threatened, and the remaining 3 officers were assaulted by persons with other types of weapons. (See Table 66.) Law enforcement identified 79 suspects in conjunction conjunction, in astronomy conjunction, in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies as seen from the earth. Conjunction of the moon and the planets is often determined by reference to the sun. with the 110 DOI officers who were assaulted in 2003. At the time of this publication, 27 of these suspects were awaiting trial, 24 were found guilty of the assaults, 2 were found incompetent to stand trial, and 1 suspect was found not guilty or the charges were dismissed. Fourteen suspects were either not charged or were pending prosecution, and prosecution for 7 of the alleged assailants was declined. Three suspects remained at large, and 1 alleged assailant is deceased. (See Table 68.) Department of Justice (DOJ (Department Of Justice) The legal arm of the U.S. government that represents the public interest of the United States. It is headed by the Attorney General. ) The DOJ reported 76 officers were assaulted in 2003. A breakdown by agency of the officers assaulted revealed that 24 officers were employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice charged with investigating all violations of federal laws except those assigned to some other federal agency. , 24 officers worked for the Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was established in 1973 by President richard m. nixon as part of the Justice Department, thus uniting a number of federal drug agencies that had often worked at cross-purposes. , 23 were employed by the U.S. Marshals Service The U.S. Marshals Service, a division of the Justice Department, is the oldest federal law enforcement agency, having served as a link between the executive and judicial branches of the government since 1789. The president appoints U.S. marshals for terms of four years. , and 5 of the victim officers worked for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives The law of explosives covers dangerously volatile substances, including gasoline, oil, dynamite, and blasting caps filled with highly explosive compounds. Under the Police Power given to the states through the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. . Of the 76 DOJ officers assaulted, 14 sustained injuries in the attacks, including 1 officer who was assaulted by a person with a firearm. (See Tables 61 and 62.) A look at the data by type of activity showed that 29 of the 76 DOJ officers who were assaulted were making arrests or serving summonses when they were attacked, 10 were conducting investigations or searches, and 6 officers had prisoners in custody. Additionally, 2 of the officers were assigned to court duty at the time of the assaults, 1 was on office duty, and 28 officers were assigned to other duties at the time of the assaults. (See Table 67.) A review of the information concerning weapons showed that offenders using personal weapons (hands, fists, and feet) victimized 26 of the DOJ officers. Thirteen officers were assaulted by assailants using vehicles as weapons, 8 officers were assaulted by persons using firearms, and 1 officer was assaulted by an attacker using a bomb or explosive device. Four officers were assaulted by offenders using other types of weapons. Twenty-four officers were threatened with violence. (See Table 66.) Law enforcement identified 23 suspects in the assaults of the 76 DOJ officers in 2003. Of the 23 suspects, 9 were awaiting trial at the time of this publication, 6 had been found guilty, prosecution was declined for 5 of the suspects, 2 were either not charged or were pending prosecutive decision, and 1 suspect is deceased. (See Table 68.) Department of the Treasury (DOT) Six officers employed by the DOT were assaulted in 2003. All six of the officers were employed by the Treasury Inspector INSPECTOR. The name given to certain officers whose duties are to examine and inspect things over which they have jurisdiction; as, inspector of bark , one who is by law authorized to examine bark for exportation, and to approve or disapprove of its quality. General for Tax Administration. None of the officers suffered injuries from the attacks. (See Tables 61 and 62.) The data reported concerning type of activity revealed that at the time of the assaults, 3 officers were making arrests or serving summonses, and 3 were conducting investigations or searches. Three of the officers were assaulted by individuals using personal weapons (hands, fists, and feet), 2 were assaulted by persons using firearms, and 1 officer was threatened with violence. (See Tables 66 and 67.) Law enforcement identified 3 suspects associated with the assaults on the 6 DOT officers. Two of the offenders were found guilty and prosecution was declined for 1 suspect. (See Table 68.) U.S. Capitol Police Eight U.S. Capitol Police officers were assaulted in 2003. Three of the officers sustained injuries as a result of these assaults. (See Tables 61 and 62.) By type of activity, the data revealed that 6 of the 8 officers assaulted were performing patrol or guard duty at the time of the attacks, and the other 2 officers were making arrests or serving summonses. An examination of the data surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. the weapons used in these assaults revealed that offenders attacked 5 of the officers with personal weapons (hands, fists, and feet) and assaulted the other 3 using vehicles as weapons. (See Tables 66 and 67.) Law enforcement identified 7 suspects in connection with the assaults of the 8 U.S. Capitol Police officers. Prosecution was declined for 4 of the suspects, and the other 3 were awaiting trial at the time of this publication. (See Table 68.) U.S. Postal Inspection Service Six U.S. Postal Inspection Service law enforcement officers were assaulted in 2003. Two of the officers assaulted suffered injuries as the result of the attacks. (See Tables 61 and 62.) The data reported about type of activity showed that 3 of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service officers were on patrol or guard duty when they were assaulted, 2 officers were conducting investigations or searches, and 1 officer was assigned to office duty. Data concerning weapons showed that 3 of the officers were assaulted by individuals using personal weapons (hands, fists, and feet), 1 officer was assaulted by a person using a vehicle as a weapon, 1 officer was attacked by an individual using some other weapon, and 1 officer was threatened with violence. (See Tables 66 and 67.) Two of the 6 suspects identified in the assaults of U.S. Postal Inspection Service officers were found guilty and two were awaiting trial at the time of this publication. One suspect was found not guilty or the charges were dismissed, and in another, prosecution was declined for 1 alleged assailant. (See Table 68.)
Appendix
Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2003
Location of Subject Matter by Table
Table
Subject Matter Number
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Where and when officers were feloniously killed 1-4
Profile of victim officers feloniously killed 5-8
Equipment available to officer at time of incident 9
Use of officer's weapon during incident 10-12
Circumstance/Assignment at time of incident 13-23
Weapon information 24-31
Officers' wounds and use of body armor 32-35
Profile of known assailants 36-40
Disposition of know assailants 41
Law Enforcement Officers Accidentally Killed
Where and when officers were accidentally killed 42-45
Profile of victim officers accidentally killed 46-49
Circumstance at time of accident 50-51
Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Where and when officers were assaulted 2.1, 52-54
Circumstance/Assignment at time of assault 55-56
Weapon information 57-60
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Victim and assailant information 61
Number of officers killed or assaulted 62-63
Weapon information 64-66
Activity at time of incident 67
Disposition of known assailants 68
Table 61
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Department and Agency by Number of Victims
and Known Assailants, 2002-2003
Known
Victims assailants
Department
Agency 2002 2003 2002 2003
Total 374 437 245 422
Department of Homeland Security 113 231 40 285
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (1),(2) 54 7
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection (3) 45 213 28 273
U.S. Secret Service 14 18 5 12
Department of the Interior 160 110 138 79
Bureau of Indian Affairs (2) 63 56
National Park Service 97 106 82 75
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (4) 4 4
Department of Justice 80 76 48 42
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives 3 5 4 6
Drug Enforcement Administration (5) 28 24
Federal Bureau of Investigation 48 24 43 13
U.S. Marshals Service 1 23 1 23
Department of the Treasury 3 6 1 3
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration 3 6 1 3
U.S. Capitol Police 10 8 10 7
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 8 6 8 6
(1) For 2002, data are based only on those victims who discharged
their service weapons.
(2) Data for 2003 for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement and the Bureau of Indian Affairs were not available
for inclusion in this table.
(3) With the realignment of federal agencies, for 2003, the Bureau
of Customs and Border Protection (formerly the U.S. Customs Service)
now includes the U.S. Border Patrol information (formerly included
in the Immigration and Naturalization Service information).
(4) Prior to 2003, data were not collected.
(5) The Drug Enforcement Administration did not report known
assailant information for 2002 and 2003.
Table 62
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Department and Agency by Number Killed and Injured, 2003
Killed Injured
Department Other
Agency Firearm weapon Firearm Other
weapon
Total 0 0 1 72
Department of Homeland Security 0 0 0 25
Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (1)
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection (2) 0 0 0 19
U.S. Secret Service 0 0 0 6
Department of the Interior 0 0 0 29
Bureau of Indian Affairs (1)
National Park Service 0 0 0 29
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 0 0 0 0
Department of Justice 0 0 1 13
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives 0 0 0 0
Drug Enforcement Administration 0 0 1 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 0 0 0 6
U.S. Marshals Service 0 0 0 7
Department of the Treasury 0 0 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 0 0 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0 0 3
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 0 0 0 2
(1) Data for 2003 for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement and the Bureau of Indian Affairs were not available
for inclusion in this table.
(2) With the realignment of federal agencies, the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection (formerly the U.S. Customs Service)
now includes the U.S. Border Patrol information (formerly included
in the Immigration and Naturalization Service information).
Table 63
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Extent of Injury by Type of Weapon, 1999-2003
Knife or
other
cutting Blunt
Extent of injury Total Firearm instrument object Bomb
Total 2,556 270 47 79 39
1999 627 100 13 9 0
Killed 1 1 0 0 0
Injured 171 32 3 4 0
Not injured 455 67 10 5 0
2000 528 56 7 6 5
Killed 0 0 0 0 0
Injured 124 5 1 4 0
Not injured 404 51 6 2 5
2001 (1) 590 46 4 28 0
Killed 0 0 0 0 0
Injured 126 4 2 22 0
Not injured 464 42 2 6 0
2002 374 34 16 23 0
Killed 1 1 0 0 0
Injured 132 1 5 10 0
Not injured 241 32 11 13 0
2003 (2),(3) 437 34 7 13 34
Killed 0 0 0 0 0
Injured 73 1 0 2 0
Not injured 364 33 7 11 34
Personal
Extent of injury Vehicle weapons Threat Other
Total 265 905 339 612
1999 55 234 91 125
Killed 0 0 0 0
Injured 13 108 0 11
Not injured 42 126 91 114
2000 50 171 52 181
Killed 0 0 0 0
Injured 12 80 0 22
Not injured 38 91 52 159
2001 (1) 70 182 67 193
Killed 0 0 0 0
Injured 17 67 0 14
Not injured 53 115 67 179
2002 47 173 65 16
Killed 0 0 0 0
Injured 8 103 0 5
Not injured 39 70 65 11
2003 (2),(3) 43 145 64 97
Killed 0 0 0 0
Injured 11 49 0 10
Not injured 32 96 64 87
(1) The two deaths that resulted from the events of
September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.
(2) Data for 2003 for the Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
were not available for inclusion in this table.
(3) Prior to 2003, data were not collected from the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Table 64
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Department by Type of Weapon, 1999-2003
Knife or
other
cutting Blunt
Department Total Firearm instrument object Bomb
Total 2,556 270 47 79 39
Department of Homeland
Security (1,2) 344 40 7 20 33
2002 113 17 3 12 0
2003 231 23 4 8 33
Department of the
Interior (2,3) 578 28 18 12 0
1999 103 4 2 2 0
2000 101 16 0 0 0
2001 104 1 2 1 0
2002 160 6 11 4 0
2003 110 1 3 5 0
Department of
Justice (1),(4) 1,247 180 12 42 6
1999 384 87 4 4 0
2000 329 37 4 5 5
2001 378 37 2 27 0
2002 80 11 2 6 0
2003 76 8 0 0 1
Department of the
Treasury (1),(4) 289 19 8 3 0
1999 121 9 5 3 0
2000 76 2 3 0 0
2001 83 6 0 0 0
2002 3 0 0 0 0
2003 6 2 0 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 37 0 0 0 0
1999 6 0 0 0 0
2000 7 0 0 0 0
2001 6 0 0 0 0
2002 10 0 0 0 0
2003 8 0 0 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection
Service 61 3 2 2 0
1999 13 0 2 0 0
2000 15 1 0 1 0
2001 19 2 0 0 0
2002 8 0 0 1 0
2003 6 0 0 0 0
Personal
Department Vehicle weapons Threat Other
Total 265 905 339 612
Department of Homeland
Security (1,2) 41 80 32 91
2002 24 35 20 2
2003 17 45 12 89
Department of the
Interior (2,3) 75 336 78 31
1999 18 64 7 6
2000 14 54 9 8
2001 18 48 28 6
2002 16 107 8 8
2003 9 63 26 3
Department of
Justice (1),(4) 107 278 152 470
1999 22 107 46 114
2000 27 63 19 169
2001 39 65 26 182
2002 6 17 37 1
2003 13 26 24 4
Department of the
Treasury (1),(4) 30 146 73 10
1999 14 50 37 3
2000 5 41 23 2
2001 11 52 12 2
2002 0 0 0 3
2003 0 3 1 0
U.S. Capitol Police 5 27 1 4
1999 0 3 1 2
2000 1 4 0 2
2001 0 6 0 0
2002 1 9 0 0
2003 3 5 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection
Service 7 38 3 6
1999 1 10 0 0
2000 3 9 1 0
2001 2 11 1 3
2002 0 5 0 2
2003 1 3 1 1
(1) In 2002, the newly created Department of Homeland Security gained
the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (formerly the
Immigration and Naturalization Service) from the Department of
Justice and the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (formerly
the U.S. Customs Service) and the U.S. Secret Service from the
Department of the Treasury.
(2) Data for 2003 for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement and the Bureau of Indian Affairs were not available
for inclusion in this table.
(3) Prior to 2003, data were not collected from the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
(4) With the realignment of several federal agencies in 2002, the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) was moved from the
Department of the Treasury to the Department of Justice.
NOTE: The two deaths that resulted from the events of September
11, 2001, are not included in this table.
Table 65
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Region, Geographic Division, and State by Type of Weapon, 2003
Knife or
other
cutting Blunt
Area Total Firearm instrument object Bomb
Total (1) 437 34 7 13 34
NORTHEAST 29 3 0 0 0
New England 3 0 0 0 0
Connecticut 0 0 0 0 0
Maine 0 0 0 0 0
Massachusetts 2 0 0 0 0
New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 1 0 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 26 3 0 0 0
New Jersey 5 0 0 0 0
New York 14 2 0 0 0
Pennsylvania 7 1 0 0 0
MIDWEST 37 4 2 0 0
East North Central 27 4 2 0 0
Illinois 6 0 1 0 0
Indiana 2 0 0 0 0
Michigan 11 1 0 0 0
Ohio 6 3 0 0 0
Wisconsin 2 0 1 0 0
West North Central 10 0 0 0 0
Iowa 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0
Missouri 10 0 0 0 0
Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0
North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0
South Dakota 0 0 0 0 0
SOUTH 136 16 3 6 28
South Atlantic 56 0 0 0 1
Delaware 0 0 0 0 0
District of Columbia 34 0 0 0 0
Florida 4 0 0 0 1
Georgia 5 0 0 0 0
Maryland 6 0 0 0 0
North Carolina 2 0 0 0 0
South Carolina 1 0 0 0 0
Virginia 3 0 0 0 0
West Virginia 1 0 0 0 0
East South Central 6 0 0 0 0
Alabama 0 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 2 0 0 0 0
Mississippi 2 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 2 0 0 0 0
West South Central 74 16 3 6 27
Arkansas 1 0 0 0 0
Louisiana 1 0 0 0 0
Oklahoma 4 1 0 0 1
Texas 68 15 3 6 26
WEST 234 11 2 7 6
Mountain 145 8 0 4 2
Arizona 100 6 0 2 2
Colorado 1 1 0 0 0
Idaho 0 0 0 0 0
Montana 1 0 0 0 0
Nevada 5 0 0 0 0
New Mexico 3 0 0 0 0
Utah 0 0 0 0 0
Wyoming 35 1 0 2 0
Pacific 89 3 2 3 4
Alaska 2 0 0 0 0
California 82 3 2 3 4
Hawaii 1 0 0 0 0
Oregon 1 0 0 0 0
Washington 3 0 0 0 0
U.S. TERRITORIES 1 0 0 0 0
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 0 0 0 0 0
Mariana Islands 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 1 0 0 0 0
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0
Personal
Area Vehicle weapons Threat Other
Total (1) 43 145 64 97
NORTHEAST 2 10 12 2
New England 1 2 0 0
Connecticut 0 0 0 0
Maine 0 0 0 0
Massachusetts 0 2 0 0
New Hampshire 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 1 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 1 8 12 2
New Jersey 0 2 2 1
New York 1 1 9 1
Pennsylvania 0 5 1 0
MIDWEST 5 20 6 0
East North Central 4 13 4 0
Illinois 1 3 1 0
Indiana 0 2 0 0
Michigan 0 8 2 0
Ohio 3 0 0 0
Wisconsin 0 0 1 0
West North Central 1 7 2 0
Iowa 0 0 0 0
Kansas 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 0
Missouri 1 7 2 0
Nebraska 0 0 0 0
North Dakota 0 0 0 0
South Dakota 0 0 0 0
SOUTH 9 52 13 9
South Atlantic 9 38 4 4
Delaware 0 0 0 0
District of Columbia 5 24 2 3
Florida 0 3 0 0
Georgia 1 1 2 1
Maryland 2 4 0 0
North Carolina 0 2 0 0
South Carolina 0 1 0 0
Virginia 1 2 0 0
West Virginia 0 1 0 0
East South Central 0 4 2 0
Alabama 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 0 0 2 0
Mississippi 0 2 0 0
Tennessee 0 2 0 0
West South Central 0 10 7 5
Arkansas 0 0 0 1
Louisiana 0 1 0 0
Oklahoma 0 1 1 0
Texas 0 8 6 4
WEST 27 62 33 86
Mountain 11 41 24 55
Arizona 11 20 4 55
Colorado 0 0 0 0
Idaho 0 0 0 0
Montana 0 1 0 0
Nevada 0 5 0 0
New Mexico 0 3 0 0
Utah 0 0 0 0
Wyoming 0 12 20 0
Pacific 16 21 9 31
Alaska 0 2 0 0
California 16 17 6 31
Hawaii 0 0 1 0
Oregon 0 1 0 0
Washington 0 1 2 0
U.S. TERRITORIES 0 1 0 0
American Samoa 0 0 0 0
Guam 0 0 0 0
Mariana Islands 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 0 1 0 0
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0
(1) Data for 2003 for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement and the Bureau of Indian Affairs were not available
for inclusion in this table.
Table 66
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Department and Agency by Type of Weapon, 2003
Knife or
other
Department cutting
Agency Total Firearm instrument
Total 437 34 7
Department of Homeland Security 231 23 4
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (1)
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection (2) 213 23 2
U.S. Secret Service 18 0 2
Department of the Interior 110 1 3
Bureau of Indian Affairs (1)
National Park Service 106 1 3
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4 0 0
Department of Justice 76 8 0
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives 5 1 0
Drug Enforcement Administration 24 1 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 24 6 0
U.S. Marshals Service 23 0 0
Department of the Treasury 6 2 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 6 2 0
U.S. Capitol Police 8 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 6 0 0
Department Blunt
Agency object Bomb Vehicle
Total 13 34 43
Department of Homeland Security 8 33 17
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (1)
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection (2) 8 33 17
U.S. Secret Service 0 0 0
Department of the Interior 5 0 9
Bureau of Indian Affairs (1)
National Park Service 5 0 8
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 0 0 1
Department of Justice 0 1 13
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives 0 0 2
Drug Enforcement Administration 0 0 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 0 1 8
U.S. Marshals Service 0 0 3
Department of the Treasury 0 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 0 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0 3
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 0 0 1
Department Personal
Agency weapons Threat Other
Total 145 64 97
Department of Homeland Security 45 12 89
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (1)
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection (2) 34 9 87
U.S. Secret Service 11 3 2
Department of the Interior 63 26 3
Bureau of Indian Affairs (1)
National Park Service 62 25 2
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1 1 1
Department of Justice 26 24 4
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives 2 0 0
Drug Enforcement Administration 0 23 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 5 1 3
U.S. Marshals Service 19 0 1
Department of the Treasury 3 1 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 3 1 0
U.S. Capitol Police 5 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 3 1 1
(1) Data for 2003 for the Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs were not available for inclusion in this table.
(2) With the realignment of federal agencies, for 2003,
the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (formerly
the U.S. Customs Service) now includes the U.S. Border
Patrol information (formerly included in the Immigration
and Naturalization Service information).
Table 67
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Department and Agency by Type of Activity, 2003
Department Arrests/ Court
Agency Total summons duty
Total 437 92 3
Department of Homeland Security 231 3 1
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (1)
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection (2) 213 0 0
U.S. Secret Service 18 3 1
Department of the Interior 110 55 0
Bureau of Indian Affairs (2)
National Park Service 106 54 0
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4 1 0
Department of Justice 76 29 2
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
and Explosives 5 2 1
Drug Enforcement Administration 24 0 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 24 14 0
U.S. Marshals Service 23 13 1
Department of the Treasury 6 3 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 6 3 0
U.S. Capitol Police 8 2 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 6 0 0
Custody
Department of Investigations/
Agency prisoners searches
Total 16 33
Department of Homeland Security 0 5
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (1)
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection (2) 0 0
U.S. Secret Service 0 5
Department of the Interior 10 13
Bureau of Indian Affairs (1)
National Park Service 10 12
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 0 1
Department of Justice 6 10
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
and Explosives 0 1
Drug Enforcement Administration 0 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 2 4
U.S. Marshals Service 4 5
Department of the Treasury 0 3
Internal Revenue Service 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 0 3
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 0 2
Department Protection Office
Agency duty duty
Total 27 36
Department of Homeland Security 3 33
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (1)
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection (2) 0 33
U.S. Secret Service 3 0
Department of the Interior 24 1
Bureau of Indian Affairs (1)
National Park Service 24 1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 0 0
Department of Justice 0 1
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
and Explosives 0 0
Drug Enforcement Administration 0 0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 0 1
U.S. Marshals Service 0 0
Department of the Treasury 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 0 1
Patrol/
Department guard
Agency duty Other
Total 197 33
Department of Homeland Security 185 1
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (1)
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection (2) 180 0
U.S. Secret Service 5 1
Department of the Interior 3 4
Bureau of Indian Affairs (1)
National Park Service 1 4
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2 0
Department of Justice 0 28
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
and Explosives 0 1
Drug Enforcement Administration 0 24
Federal Bureau of Investigation 0 3
U.S. Marshals Service 0 0
Department of the Treasury 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 6 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 3 0
(1) Data for 2003 for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement and the Bureau of Indian Affairs were not available
for inclusion in this table.
(2) With the realignment of federal agencies, for 2003, the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection (formerly the U.S. Customs Service) now
includes the U.S. Border Patrol information (formerly included in the
Immigration and Naturalization Service information).
Table 68
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Department and Agency by Disposition of Known Assailants, 2003
Persons not charged
Pending
Department prosecutive
Agency Total Deceased opinion
Total 130 2 16
Department of Homeland Security 12 0 0
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (1)
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection (2)
U.S. Secret Service 12 0 0
Department of the Interior 79 1 14
Bureau of Indian Affairs (1)
National Park Service 75 1 14
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4 0 0
Department of Justice 23 1 2
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives 6 1 0
Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation 13 0 2
U.S. Marshals Service (2) 4 0 0
Department of the Treasury (3) 3 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 3 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 7 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 6 0 0
Persons Persons
not charged charged
Department Prosecution
Agency declined Fugitive
Total 18 3
Department of Homeland Security 0 0
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (1)
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection (2)
U.S. Secret Service 0 0
Department of the Interior 7 3
Bureau of Indian Affairs (1)
National Park Service 7 3
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 0 0
Department of Justice 5 0
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives 1 0
Drug Enforcement Administration (3)
Federal Bureau of Investigation 0 0
U.S. Marshals Service (2) 4 0
Department of the Treasury 1 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 1 0
U.S. Capitol Police 4 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 1 0
Persons charged
Incompetent
Department to stand Awaiting
Agency trial trial
Total 5 44
Department of Homeland Security 3 3
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (1)
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection (2)
U.S. Secret Service 3 3
Department of the Interior 2 27
Bureau of Indian Affairs (1)
National Park Service 2 26
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 0 1
Department of Justice 0 9
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives 0 2
Drug Enforcement Administration (3)
Federal Bureau of Investigation 0 7
U.S. Marshals Service (2) 0 0
Department of the Treasury 0 0
Internal Revenue Service 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 0 0
U.S. Capitol Police 0 3
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 0 2
Persons charged
Department Dismissed/
Agency not guilty Guilty
Total 4 38
Department of Homeland Security 2 4
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (1)
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection (2)
U.S. Secret Service 2 4
Department of the Interior 1 24
Bureau of Indian Affairs (1)
National Park Service 1 21
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 0 3
Department of Justice 0 6
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives 0 2
Drug Enforcement Administration (3)
Federal Bureau of Investigation 0 4
U.S. Marshals Service (2) 0 0
Department of the Treasury 0 2
Internal Revenue Service 0 0
Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration 0 2
U.S. Capitol Police 0 0
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 1 2
(1) Data for 2003 for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
and the Bureau of Indian Affairs were not available for inclusion in
this table.
(2) Dispositions were not reported for 273 known assailants by the
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and 19 known assailants by the
U.S. Marshals Service.
(3) Known assailant data were not reported for the Drug Enforcement
Administration.
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