| Circumstance | Total | Northeast | Midwest | South | West | Puerto Rico and Other Outlying Areas |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victim officers | Total | 48 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 2 |
| Disturbance call | Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Arrest situation | Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drug-related matter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Attempting other arrest | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner | Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Investigating suspicious person/circumstance | Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ambush situation | Total | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Entrapment/premeditation | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Unprovoked attack | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.) | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Handling person with mental illness | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Traffic pursuit/stop | Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Felony vehicle stop | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Traffic violation stop | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) | Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |