Table 20

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


Circumstance Total 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 20011 2002 2003 2004 2005
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

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