Table 23

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2006

Circumstance   Total 2-Officer vehicle 1-Officer vehicle Foot patrol Other1 Off duty
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Number of victim officers Total 48 2 12 13 0 0 6 12 3
Disturbance calls Total 8 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 0
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc. 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
Family quarrels 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Arrest situations Total 12 0 1 2 0 0 1 5 3
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3
Drug-related matters 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Attempting other arrests 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances Total 6 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0
Ambush situations Total 10 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 0
Entrapment/premeditation 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unprovoked attacks 9 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 0
Investigative activities (surveillance, searches, interviews, etc.) Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Handling persons with mental illness Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Traffic pursuits/stops Total 8 0 4 2 0 0 1 1 0
Felony vehicle stops 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Traffic violation stops 8 0 4 2 0 0 1 1 0
Tactical situations (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) Total 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

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