FBI Releases Preliminary Data on Law Enforcement Officer Deaths in January 2023
February 27, 2023
This is a graphic presentation of line-of-duty deaths, both felonious and accidental, collected from law enforcement agencies across the United States and U.S. territories by the FBI’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection. This preliminary information is provided for officer safety studies, training, and other initiatives. The data are also published annually in the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted release. The below data is accurate as of January 31, 2023.
Officer Deaths by Year
Annual Felonious Total
Year | Deaths |
2022 | 60 |
2021 | 73 |
2020 | 46 |
2019 | 48 |
Felonious Deaths through January
Year | Deaths |
2023 | 3 |
2022 | 3 |
2021 | 6 |
2020 | 4 |
2019 | 4 |
Annual Accidental Total
Year | Deaths |
2022 | 58 |
2021 | 56 |
2020 | 46 |
2019 | 41 |
Accidental Deaths through October
Year | Deaths |
2022 | 10 |
2021 | 6 |
2020 | 5 |
2019 | 4 |
Officer Deaths by Region
Felonious
Region | Deaths |
Midwest | 0 |
Northeast | 1 |
Puerto Rico and Outlying Territories | 0 |
South | 0 |
West | 2 |
Accidental
Region | Deaths |
Midwest | 0 |
Northeast | 0 |
Puerto Rico and Outlying Territories | 0 |
South | 0 |
West | 0 |
Circumstances of Officer Deaths
3 Felonious
- 0 Administrative assignment
- 0 Ambush (entrapment/premeditation)
- 0 Arrest situation
- 0 Assisting another law enforcement officer
- 0 Assisting motorist
- 0 Citizen complaint
- 0 Crime in progress (robbery, burglary, etc.)
- 1 Disorder/disturbance (domestic disturbance, civil disorder, etc.)
- 0 Encounter/assist an emotionally disturbed person
- 1 Investigative/enforcement (drug-related matter, wanted person, traffic violation stop)
- 0 Out of service (court, dining, etc.)
- 0 Providing/deploying equipment (flares, traffic cones, etc.)
- 1 Pursuit
- 0 Report of crime (robbery, burglary, etc.)
- 0 Respond to alarm (audible/silent)
- 0 Serving/attempting to serve court order (eviction notice, subpoena, etc.)
- 0 Tactical situation
- 0 Traffic control (crash scene, directing traffic, etc.)
- 0 Unprovoked attack
- 0 Other
0 Accidental
- 0 Motor vehicle crash
- 0 Assisting/investigating vehicle crash
- 0 Assisting motorist
- 0 Engaging in vehicle pursuit
- 0 Escorting dignitary or funeral
- 0 Overseeing work zone
- 0 Patrolling
- 0 Performing traffic stop
- 0 Responding to emergency
- 0 Responding to non-emergency
- 0 Training
- 0 Other
- 0 Pedestrian officer struck by vehicle
- 0 Assisting/investigating vehicle crash
- 0 Assisting motorist
- 0 Providing/deploying equipment
- 0 Engaging in foot pursuit
- 0 Overseeing work zone
- 0 Patrolling
- 0 Performing traffic control
- 0 Performing traffic stop
- 0 Training
- 0 Other
- 0 Drowning
- 0 Fall
- 0 Firearm-related incident
- 0 Aircraft crash
Officer Deaths by Month
January 2023
- 3 Felonious
- 0 Accidental
2022 Felonious Deaths
Month | Deaths |
January | 3 |
February | 4 |
March | 9 |
April | 2 |
May | 2 |
June | 12 |
July | 6 |
August | 6 |
September | 5 |
October | 5 |
November | 1 |
December | 5 |
2022 Accidental Deaths
Month | Deaths |
January | 10 |
February | 4 |
March | 6 |
April | 1 |
May | 5 |
June | 4 |
July | 9 |
August | 3 |
September | 1 |
October | 5 |
November | 3 |
December | 7 |
Time of Incident
- 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.:
- 3 Felonious
- 0 Accidental
- 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.:
- 2 Felonious
- 0 Accidental
- 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.:
- 0 Felonious
- 0 Accidental
- Time Not Reported:
- 0 Felonious
- 0 Accidental
- Off Duty:
- 0 Felonious
- 0 Accidental
Location of Fatal Firearm Wound
Felonious Killing
- 0 Front head
- 0 Rear head
- 0 Side head
- 0 Neck/throat
- 0 Shoulder (upper torso) area
- 0 Front upper torso/chest
- 0 Rear upper torso/back
- 0 Front lower torso/abdomen
- 0 Rear lower torso/back
- 0 Front below waist/groin area
- 0 Rear below waist/buttocks
- 0 Arms/hands
- 0 Front legs/feet
- 0 Front legs
- 0 Rear legs
- 0 Feet
- 0 Multiple locations, unable to determine fatal wound
- 3 Fatal wound location not reported
- 0 Officers confirmed wearing body armor
Weapons Used by Offender
3 Felonious Killings
- 3 Officers killed with firearms
- 1 Handguns
- 0 Rifles
- 0 Shotguns
- 2 Not reported
- 0 Unknown
- 0 Vehicles
- 0 Knives/cutting instruments
- 0 Personal weapons (hands, fists, etc.)
- 0 Blunt instrument (club, brick, etc.)
Distance from Firearm: Felonious Killings
- 0-5 feet: 0
- 6-10 feet: 0
- 11-20 feet: 0
- 21-50 feet: 0
- 51+ feet: 0
- Not reported: 2
- Unknown: 1
Clearances of Incidents
- 2 Cleared
- 1 Uncleared
Incidents and Victims: Felonious Killings
- 3 Incidents
- 3 Victims