Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 2005 Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation

Table 33

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, 1996-2005


Circumstance Total Total
firearms		 Handgun Rifle Shotgun Knife or
other cutting
instrument		 Bomb Blunt
instrument		 Personal
weapons		 Vehicle Other
Total 575 532 394 103 35 6 1 2 3 31 0
Disturbance calls 95 90 56 21 13 2 0 1 0 2 0
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc. 36 36 20 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Family quarrels 59 54 36 14 4 2 0 1 0 2 0
Arrest situations 147 143 119 18 6 0 0 0 1 3 0
Burglaries in progress/
pursuing burglary suspects		 18 17 13 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Robberies in progress/
pursuing robbery suspects		 50 48 44 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Drug-related matters 28 27 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Attempting other arrests 51 51 40 7 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 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances 71 65 60 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 0
Ambush situations 102 99 55 37 7 1 0 0 0 2 0
Entrapment/premeditation 40 39 17 19 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Unprovoked attacks 62 60 38 18 4 0 0 0 0 2 0
Investigative activities (surveillance, searches, interviews, etc.) 8 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Handling mentally deranged persons 13 11 8 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Traffic pursuits/stops 102 80 65 14 1 1 0 0 1 20 0
Felony vehicle stops 42 26 21 4 1 0 0 0 1 15 0
Traffic violation stops 60 54 44 10 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Tactical situations (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) 19 18 7 7 4 0 0 0 0 1 0

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Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 2005