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Sunday. Similarly, during the 10-year span of 1993 to 2002, the majority of officers (109) were fatally injured on Wednesday, and the fewest officers (77) received fatal injuries on Sunday. (See Table 46.)

A review of the 2002 data by month revealed that 10 victim officers were fatally injured in June, which had more officers killed accidentally than any other month. No officers suffered fatal injuries in accidents in April. During the 10-year period 1993 to 2002, more officers (71) were involved in fatal accidents in October than in any other month. Over the same time frame, the fewest number (38) of officers were fatally injured in April. (See Table 47.)


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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED