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Table 26
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 1995-2004
Circumstance |
Total |
2-Officer vehicle |
1-Officer vehicle |
Foot patrol |
Other1 |
Off duty |
| Alone |
Assisted |
Alone |
Assisted |
Alone |
Assisted |
Total
|
594 |
80 |
177 |
133 |
5 |
5 |
31 |
97 |
66 |
Disturbance calls
|
96 |
14 |
22 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc. |
36 |
5 |
6 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Family quarrels |
60 |
9 |
16 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
Arrest situations
|
157 |
25 |
25 |
32 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
42 |
26 |
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects |
21 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects |
52 |
10 |
8 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
Drug-related matters |
31 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
1 |
Attempting other arrests |
53 |
9 |
8 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
4 |
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners
|
21 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances
|
79 |
9 |
33 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
Ambush situations
|
105 |
13 |
27 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
16 |
18 |
Entrapment/premeditation |
41 |
4 |
13 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
Unprovoked attacks |
64 |
9 |
14 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
12 |
9 |
Investigative activities (surveillance, searches, interviews, etc.)
|
11 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
Handling mentally deranged persons
|
12 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Traffic pursuits/stops
|
96 |
13 |
56 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Felony vehicle stops |
40 |
8 |
15 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Traffic violation stops |
56 |
5 |
41 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Tactical situations (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.)
|
17 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
1Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments that are not listed.
NOTE: The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table. |