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title: 'FBI Reports Continued Decline in Police Officers Killed'
description: 'On November 24, the FBI released a report on law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2013. Twenty-seven (27) officers were killed in…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/fbi-reports-continued-decline-in-police-officers-killed'
section: news
date: '2014-11-26T15:34:58-05:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:39:27-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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! On November 24, the FBI released a report on law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2013. Twenty-seven (27) officers were killed in "felonious acts," a 45% drop compared to 2012, when 49 officers were killed, and a 53% decline since 2004. Most (15) of the 27 officers killed were in the South, with **Texas** having the highest number of any state (6). Six officers were killed in the West, four in the Midwest, and only two in the Northeast. **California** had the second highest number, with 5. In 26 out of the 27 incidents, officers were killed by firearms. Forty-nine (49) other officers died as a result of accidents.

(Press Release, "[FBI Releases 2013 Statistics on Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted](https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-2013-statistics-on-law-enforcement-officers-killed-and-assaulted?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=email&utm_source=national-press-releases&utm_content=378446&utm_source=The+Marshall+Project+Newsletter&utm_campaign=63ff718b37-opening-statement&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-63ff718b37-158874217)," Federal Bureau of Investigation, November 24, 2014). See **[Studies](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/resources/publications-and-testimony/studies)** and **[Deterrence](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/policy/deterrence)**.