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Law Enforcement Officer Deaths: Preliminary 2011
Research Bulletin
Firearms-related Incidents are the Leading
Cause o Ofcer Fatalities in 2011Total Law Enorcement Fatalities
Rise to 173 Ofcers Killed in 2011
AccordingtopreliminarydataromtheNational
LawEnorcementOfcersMemorialFund,173ofcershavebeenkilledduring2011up13percentrom153line-o-dutydeathsin2010.
Forthersttimein14years,moreofcersdiedromrearms-relatedincidentsthantrafc-
relatedincidents.Sixty-eightofcerswereshotandkilledin2011,up15percentrom2010when59ofcersdiedromgunre.Thenumberoofcerskilledbyrearmshasnowrisenduringeachothepastthreeyears.
Trafc-relatedincidentsclaimedtheliveso64ofcersthisyear,a10percentdecreaserom2010when71ofcersdiedontheroadway.Thisyear,44ofcerswerekilledinautomobilecrashes,11ofcerswerestruckandkilled,sevenwerekilledinmotorcyclecrashes,andtwoofcerswerekilledbytrainwhileintheirautomobile.
Floridaledthenationwith14atalities,closelyollowedbyTexas(13),NewYork(11),Caliornia(10)andGeorgia(10).Thirty-threepercentoallofceratalitiesoccurredinthesevestates.TheNewYorkCityPoliceDepartmentandPuertoRicoPoliceDepartmentbothlostourofcersthemostofcersoanyagencyin2011.
Inadditiontorearmandtrafc-relateddeaths,41ofcersdiedduetoothercausesincludingphysical-relatedincidents,whichaccountedor27ofceratalities.Physical-relatedincidentsincludeheartattacksandotherillnesses,whichareurtherexplainedonpageourothisbulletin.
A Closer Look: Chies & Sheri
The data and statistics contained in this report are preliminary
and do not represent a nal or complete list o individual ofcerswho
will be added to the National Law Enorcement Ofcers Memorial in
2012.
Total Fatalities: 1961-2011
Chie Ralph
Painter
Rainer (OR) Police
Department
ChieoPolice
Painterwasshot
andkilledrespondingtoareport
oanautothetinprogress.Upon
arrivingatthescene,thesuspectattackedChiePainterandtook
thegunromhisdutybelt.The
suspectshotChiePainterwho
wastransportedtoahospitaland
pronounceddead.
Chie Jerry Hicks
Leadwood (MO)
Police Department
ChieoPoliceHic
diedasaresulto
injuriessustained
inasingle-vehicle
crashwhenhispatrolvehicleslidonapatchoice
andstruckatree.
Chie Capers
Wannamaker, Jr.
St. Matthews (SC)
Police Department
ChieWannamaker
lostcontrolohis
patrolvehicleona
curvedpartotheroadwaywhich
causedthevehicletoveeroo
theroadandstrikeatree.Chie
Wannamakerdiedatthescene.
Sheri James
Stewart
Spalding County
(GA) Sheris
Department
SheriStewart
wasonroutine
patrolwhenheattemptedtocross
anintersectionandcollidedwith
avehicletravelingintheopposite
direction.SheriStewartwasairlite
toahospitalwhereheremainedun
hisdeath10dayslater.
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In2011,morelawenorcementofcersdiedinrearms-relatedincidentsthananyothercauseorthersttimein14years.Sixty-eightofcerswereshotandkilled,a15percent
increaserom2010when59ofcerswereshot.
Therehavebeen4,162lawenorcementofceratalitiesduetorearms-relatedincidentsinthelast50years.Thedeadliestyearwas1973when156ofcerswereshotandkilled.
Sincethe1970s,rearms-relatedincidentshavedecreased,reachinga50yearlowin2008when40ofcerswereshotandkilled.
However,rearms-relatedatalitieshaveincreased70percentrom2008to2011.Thisyearstotalalsorepresentsa19percentincreaseromthedecadeaverageo57atalitiesrom2001-2010.
Othe19,298ofcerskilledintheline-o-dutyromtherstknownatalityin1791until2010,therehavebeen10,876ofcersshotandkilled56percentoallline-o-dutydeathsinthenation.
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LawEnorcementOicerDeaths:Preliminary2011Repor
Firearms-related Fatalities: 2011
Firearms-related Fatalities: 1961-2011
Circumstances o Fatal Shootings: 2011
Average Firearms-related Incidents Per Decade
Othe68ofcerskilledbygunrethisyear,14ofcersdiedwhileattemptingtoarrestsuspects.Nineofcerseachdiedrespondingtodomesticdisturbancecallsorwhileinvestigatingsuspiciouspersonsandcircumstances.
Otherofcerswereshotwhilehandlingmentallyderangedpersons(2),tactical/hostage/barricadedoendersituations(2),handling/transportingandcustodyoprisoners(2)andintrafcpursuits(1).
Fourmultiple-atality,cluster-killingincidents(whentwoormoreofcerswereshotandkilled)occurredin2011twoinFlorida(St.PetersburgandMiami-Dade),oneincidentinGrundy,VAandoneincidentinRapidCity,SD.
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Forty-onestateslostanofcerin2011.Floridalost14ofcers,thehighesttotaloallstates.Texas(13),NewYork(11),Caliornia(10)andGeorgia(10)roundoutthetopvestates.TenFederalofcersandourofcersromU.S.territorieswerekilled.
The10Federalofcerswereromtheollowingagencies:FederalBureauoInvestigation,FederalBureauoPrisons,U.S.CustomsandBorderProtection,U.S.DepartmentoHomelandSecurity,U.S.Dept.otheInterior,NationalParkService,U.S.MarshalsServiceandU.S.ParkPolice.
Geographic Distribution o Ofcer Fatalities: 2011
Stateswithourormoreatalities
Stateswithatleastoneatality
Trafc-related Fatalities:
2011Forthersttimein14years,trafc-relatedatalitieswerelowerthanrearms-relatedatalities,with64ofcerskilledin2011a10percentdecreaserom2010when71ofcerswerekilled.Thistied2005orthesecond-lowestnumberoofcerskilledontheroadwayinthe
last15years.Forty-ourofcerswerekilledinautomobilecrashes,11werestruckandkilled,sevenwerekilledinmotorcyclecrashesandtwowerestruckandkilledbyatrainwhileinanautomobile.
Autocrashesdecreased12percentrom50to44.Ofcersstruckandkilleddecreased21percent,rom14ofcersin2010to11thisyear.
Despitethedecreaseinofcerskilledintrafc-relatedincidentsthisyear,theoveralltrendhascontinuedtorisesincethe1960s,whichaveraged60ofceratalitiesontheroadwayeachyear.Theaverageinthe2000swas72ofceratalitiesduetotrafc-relatedincidentsa20percentincreaseoverthepasttyyears.
Thedeadliestyearorlawenorcementofcersontheroadremains2007when85ofcersdiedintrafc-relatedincidents.
LawEnorcementOicerDeaths:Preliminary2011Repor
Trafc-related Fatalities:1961-2011
Average Trafc Fatalities per Decade: 1961-2011
Stateswithnoatalities
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Demographic Profle:
Other Causes o Ofcer Deaths: 2011 A Closer Look:
Physical-related Incidents
Physical-relatedincidentswerethethirdhighestleadingcauseoofceratalitiesin2011,with27ofceratalities,uprom14atalitiesin2010a93percentincrease.Thisincludesotherillnesses(13),heartattacks(12)andofcerssuccumbingtoinjuriessustainedinyearsprior(2).
Othercausesoofceratalitiesinclude:aircrataccidents,beatings,bomb-relatedincidents,beingcrushed,drowning,electrocution,alls,stabbingsandstrangulations.
Jurisdiction
LawEnorcementOicerDeaths:Preliminary2011Repor
Rank
PoliceOfcer
DeputySheri
Sergeant
Trooper
Patrolman
CorrectionalOfcer
Detective
Agent
Captain
Chie
Corporal
Total Fatalities
59
27
14
10
7
6
6
4
4
3
3
Rank
SeniorPoliceOfcer
BorderPatrolAgent
DeputyMarshal
Lieutenant
ParkRanger
ReserveDeputySheri
SpecialAgent
Constable
DetectiveCorporal
DistrictAdministrator
GameWardenPilot
Total Fatalities
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian
AricanAmerican
Hispanic
NativeAmerican
AsianAmerican
Unknown
Gender
Female
Male
AverageAge
AverageYearsoService
136
16
17
1
1
2
11162
41
13
MunicipalOfcers
CountyOfcers
StateOfcers
FederalOfcers
TerritorialOfcers
9145
23
10
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ThisResearchBulletinwasproducedby
theNationalLawEnorcementOfcers
MemorialFund,inconjunctionwith
ConcernsoPoliceSurvivors.
Rank
Investigator
MasterPatrolman
MasterPublicSaetyOfcer
Ofcer
ParoleOfcer
PatrolOfcer
ProbationOfcer
PublicSaetyOfcer
SeniorOfcerSpecialist
Sheri
Undersheri
Total Fatalities
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Police Ocer Daniel
Ackerman
Buena Park (CA) Police
Department
PoliceOfcerAckermandiedoaheatstrokeater
completingaSWATphysical
tnesstesttheprevious
day.Aternishingtheexercise,Ofcer
Ackermandisplayedsymptomsoover-exertion
andwastransportedtoanearbyhospital.
OfcerAckermanremainedinthehospitaluntil
hisdeaththeollowingmorning.
Ocer Rogerio Morales
Davie (FL) Police Department
OfcerMoralescollapsed
duringSWATteamtryouts
duetohyperthermia.OfcerMoraleshadparticipated
inaphysicalagilitytest,
whichinvolvedahal-mile
runandtwoobstaclecourses.Approximately
teenminutesintothecourse,OfcerMorales
hadscaledaropesuspendedabovethe
ground,whenhedismountedandbecame
unresponsive.OfcerMoraleswastransported
tothehospitalwhereheremaineduntilhis
deaththreedayslater.
