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300
280
NLEOMF
241
250
200
150
124
100
50
0
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
A Closer Look
Police Officer
Benjamin Deen
Hattiesburg (MS) Police
Department
EOW: 5/9/2015
Cause: Shot while making a
traffic stop of a vehicle.
Police Officer
Liquori Tate
Hattiesburg (MS) Police
Department
EOW: 5/9/2015
Cause: Shot while making a
traffic stop of a vehicle.
Police Officer
Kerrie Orozco
Omaha (NE) Police
Department
EOW: 5/20/2015
Cause: Shot while attempting
to serve an arrest warrant.
Firearms-related Fatalities
Leading Circumstances of Fatal Shootings NLEOMF
Traffic Stop
7
15
Ambush
6
5
Disturbance
5
6
Suspicious Persons
5
5
Attempt Arrest
4
2014
NLEOMF
61
65
60
60
72
127
87
71
1960s
1970s
1980s
Firearms
55
68
57
53
1990s
2000s
2010s
Traffic
2015
Traffic-related Fatalities
In 2015, fifty-two officers died as a result of trafficrelated incidents, a six percent increase from the 49
traffic-related deaths last year.
Thirty-five officers were killed in automobile crashesa
6 percent increase from the 33 killed in 2014. Eleven
officers were struck and killed outside their vehicles this
year, a 10 percent increase from 2014, when ten officers
were struck and killed. This year, six officers were killed
in motorcycle crashes, the same number as in 2014.
6
17
11
18
Single-Vehicle
Multiple-Vehicle
Motorcycle Crash
Gender
115 9
Texas
12
Georgia
Officers
Killed
Louisiana
11
California
New York
Officers
Killed
6
4
Jurisdiction
Officers
Killed
Officers
Killed
Officers
Killed