NCJ Number
254824
Date Published
June 2020
Length
8 pages
Annotation
These Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) statistical tables present data on line-of-duty deaths and/or assaults of law enforcement officers in the United States in 2019.
Abstract
These statistical tables, based on data from the Federal Bureau of Investigations Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2019, present information concerning line-of-duty deaths or assaults of law enforcement officers in the United States, including
- race, ethnicity, and sex of victim officer
- circumstance encountered by victim officer upon arrival at scene of incident
- status of known offender at time of incident.
For more information about Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2019, see FBI Press Release, May 4, 2020 and LEOKA 2019.
Date Published: June 1, 2020