Back to Section I Officers Feloniously Killed
Table 33
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, 1995-2004
Circumstance |
Total |
Total firearms |
Handgun |
Rifle |
Shotgun |
Knife or other cutting instrument |
Bomb |
Blunt instrument |
Personal weapons |
Vehicle |
Other |
Total
|
594 |
545 |
396 |
114 |
35 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
28 |
0 |
Disturbance calls
|
96 |
91 |
53 |
24 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc. |
36 |
36 |
19 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Family quarrels |
60 |
55 |
34 |
15 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Arrest situations
|
157 |
153 |
125 |
22 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects |
21 |
19 |
15 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects |
52 |
51 |
47 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Drug-related matters |
31 |
30 |
25 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Attempting other arrests |
53 |
53 |
38 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners
|
21 |
21 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances
|
79 |
73 |
64 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Ambush situations
|
105 |
94 |
56 |
31 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Entrapment/premeditation |
41 |
40 |
18 |
18 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Unprovoked attacks |
64 |
54 |
38 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Investigative activities (surveillance, searches, interviews, etc.)
|
11 |
11 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Handling mentally deranged persons
|
12 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Traffic pursuits/stops
|
96 |
76 |
59 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
0 |
Felony vehicle stops |
40 |
26 |
21 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
Traffic violation stops |
56 |
50 |
38 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
Tactical situations (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.)
|
17 |
16 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
NOTE: The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table. |