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Table 22
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Region, 2004
Circumstance |
Total |
Northeast |
Midwest |
South |
West |
U.S. Territories |
Total
|
57 |
8 |
10 |
27 |
9 |
3 |
Disturbance calls
|
10 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Family quarrels |
9 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
Arrest situations
|
17 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects |
7 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
Drug-related matters |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Attempting other arrests |
8 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances
|
6 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Ambush situations
|
12 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
Entrapment/premeditation |
6 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
Unprovoked attacks |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Investigative activities (surveillance, searches, interviews, etc.)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Handling mentally deranged persons
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Traffic pursuits/stops
|
6 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Felony vehicle stops |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Traffic violation stops |
6 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Tactical situations (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.)
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |