Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 1996-2005
Circumstance | Total | 2-Officer vehicle | 1-Officer vehicle | Foot patrol | Other1 | Off duty | |||
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Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | ||||
Total | 575 | 76 | 176 | 131 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 93 | 61 |
Disturbance calls | 95 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc. | 36 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Family quarrels | 59 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Arrest situations | 147 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 22 |
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects | 18 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects | 50 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
Drug-related matters | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
Attempting other arrests | 51 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 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 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances | 71 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
Ambush situations | 102 | 12 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 19 |
Entrapment/premeditation | 40 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Unprovoked attacks | 62 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Investigative activities (surveillance, searches, interviews, etc.) | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Handling mentally deranged persons | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Traffic pursuits/stops | 102 | 15 | 58 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Felony vehicle stops | 42 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Traffic violation stops | 60 | 7 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Tactical situations (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |