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Table 20
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident, 1995-2004
Circumstance |
Total |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
20011 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Total
|
594 |
74 |
61 |
70 |
61 |
42 |
51 |
70 |
56 |
52 |
57 |
Disturbance calls
|
96 |
8 |
4 |
13 |
16 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc. |
36 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Family quarrels |
60 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
Arrest situations
|
157 |
16 |
26 |
22 |
15 |
8 |
12 |
23 |
10 |
8 |
17 |
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects |
21 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects |
52 |
6 |
12 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
Drug-related matters |
31 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Attempting other arrests |
53 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners
|
21 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances
|
79 |
16 |
13 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
Ambush situations
|
105 |
16 |
6 |
12 |
10 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
15 |
9 |
12 |
Entrapment/premeditation |
41 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
Unprovoked attacks |
64 |
11 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
Investigative activities (surveillance, searches, interviews, etc.)
|
11 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Handling mentally deranged persons
|
12 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
Traffic pursuits/stops
|
96 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
13 |
8 |
10 |
14 |
6 |
Felony vehicle stops |
40 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
Traffic violation stops |
56 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
Tactical situations (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.)
|
17 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table. |