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Section VI: law enforcement personnel
Uniform Crime Reports: Crime in the United States, Annual, 2002
Civilians made up 30.5 percent of the total national law enforcement work force in 2002. In cities collectively, they represented 23.4 percent of law enforcement employees. In suburban counties, civilians constituted 41.0 percent of the law enforcement workforce; in rural counties, they accounted for 39.4 percent. (See Table 75.) Females comprised 62.1 percent of all civilian employees. (See Table 74.)
Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
In 2002, 56 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed while carrying out their duties, which decreased from 2001 when 70 officers were feloniously slain. The 2001 figure does not include the 72 officers who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Accidental law enforcement deaths also decreased from 2001--77 officers were accidentally killed in 2002; 78 officers lost their lives in accidents in 2001. More extensive data on line-of-duty deaths as well as assaults on city, county, state, and federal officers is contained in the Uniform Crime Reports annual publication Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted.
