Table 24

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed During Traffic Pursuits/Stops
Activity at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2006

Activity of victim officer Total 2-Officer vehicle 1-Officer vehicle Foot patrol Other1 Off
duty
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Number of victim officers killed during traffic pursuits/stops 8 0 4 2 0 0 1 1 0
Approaching offender(s) 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Conducting roadblock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Deploying stop sticks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engaging in foot pursuit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engaging in vehicle pursuit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exiting patrol unit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
In patrol unit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interviewing offender(s) at offender's vehicle 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Interviewing offender(s) in patrol unit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Making arrest/handcuffing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside patrol unit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Returning to patrol unit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Searching offender(s) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Searching offender's vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of victim officers who contacted radio dispatcher prior to attack 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0

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