Law enforcement officers killed and assaulted, 2005.According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR (Under Color Removal) A method for reducing the amount of printing ink used. It substitutes black for gray color (equal amounts of cyan, magenta and yellow). Thus black ink is used instead of the three CMY inks. See GCR and dot gain. ) Program, 55 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
An aggravated assault, such as an assault with an intent to murder, is a felonious assault. line-of-duty deaths, a decrease of 2 from 2004, took place during 53 separate incidents and occurred in 24 states and 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. . The average victim was 37 years old with 10 years of law enforcement service. Fifty-four of the slain officers were male, 47 were Caucasian, and 8 were African-American. Fifteen were murdered during traffic pursuits or stops; 8 while handling arrest situations; 8 during ambush incidents; 7 while answering disturbance calls; 7 during investigations of suspicious persons; 4 while pursuing investigative activities, such as surveillance; 3 while in tactical situations (e.g., high-risk entry); 2 while handling mentally deranged de·range tr.v. de·ranged, de·rang·ing, de·rang·es 1. To disturb the order or arrangement of. 2. To upset the normal condition or functioning of. 3. To disturb mentally; make insane. persons; and 1 while maintaining custody of a prisoner for transport. Offenders used firearms to kill 50 of the 55 officers. Of the 50 victims, 42 were slain with handguns, 5 with shotguns, and 3 with rifles. Fifteen of the 55 slain officers fired their own weapons during the fatal incidents, and 6 attempted to use their weapons. Five officers were killed when hit by vehicles that the offenders used as weapons. Sixty-seven law enforcement officers died in accidents while performing their duties. Automobile incidents claimed the highest number (39). U.S. 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 that 57,546 officers were assaulted while on duty. The largest percentage (30.5 percent) occurred during disturbance calls (e.g., family quarrels or bar fights). The smallest percentage (0.3 percent) of officers were assaulted during ambush situations. Assailants used personal weapons (e.g., hands, fists, or feet) in 80 percent of the incidents, firearms in 3.7 percent, and knives or cutting instruments in 1.8 percent. In 14.4 percent of the assaults, perpetrators used other types of weapons. The complete annual report, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2005, is available online at http://www.fbi.gov. |
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