Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident, 1996-2005
Circumstance | Total | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 20011 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Total | 575 | 61 | 70 | 61 | 42 | 51 | 70 | 56 | 52 | 57 | 55 |
Disturbance calls | 95 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc. | 36 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Family quarrels | 59 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
Arrest situations | 147 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects | 50 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
Drug-related matters | 28 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Attempting other arrests | 51 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances | 71 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Ambush situations | 102 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 8 |
Entrapment/premeditation | 40 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Unprovoked attacks | 62 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
Investigative activities (surveillance, searches, interviews, etc.) | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Handling mentally deranged persons | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Traffic pursuits/stops | 102 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 15 |
Felony vehicle stops | 42 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Traffic violation stops | 60 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
Tactical situations (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |