Table 24

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2005


Circumstance Total 2-Officer vehicle 1-Officer vehicle Foot patrol Other1 Off duty
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Total 55 5 17 12 0 0 3 12 6
Disturbance calls 7 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc. 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Family quarrels 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Arrest situations 8 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 1
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0
Drug-related matters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attempting other arrests 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2
Ambush situations 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 3
Entrapment/premeditation 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
Unprovoked attacks 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
Investigative activities (surveillance, searches, interviews, etc.) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
Handling mentally deranged persons 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Traffic pursuits/stops 15 2 9 1 0 0 1 2 0
Felony vehicle stops 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
Traffic violation stops 10 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tactical situations (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

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