Table 19

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident, 1997-2006

Circumstance   Total 1997 1998 1999 2000 20011 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of victim officers Total 562 70 61 42 51 70 56 52 57 55 48
Disturbance calls Total 99 13 16 5 8 13 9 10 10 7 8
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc.  41 3 7 4 4 5 4 5 1 2 6
Family quarrels 58 10 9 1 4 8 5 5 9 5 2
Arrest situations Total 133 22 15 9 12 24 10 8 13 8 12
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects 15 5 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 1 0
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects 44 11 3 3 1 4 4 1 7 4 6
Drug-related matters 27 1 7 2 3 8 3 1 0 0 2
Attempting other arrests 47 5 5 4 5 9 3 5 4 3 4
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners Total 18 3 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 1
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances Total 64 8 5 7 6 8 6 4 7 7 6
Ambush situations Total 106 12 10 6 10 9 17 9 15 8 10
Entrapment/premeditation 39 5 4 4 2 3 4 6 6 4 1
Unprovoked attacks 67 7 6 2 8 6 13 3 9 4 9
Investigative activities (surveillance, searches, interviews, etc.) Total 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Handling persons with mental illness Total 13 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 2 2 1
Traffic pursuits/stops Total 100 8 10 8 13 8 10 14 6 15 8
Felony vehicle stops 36 3 5 4 4 5 6 4 0 5 0
Traffic violation stops 64 5 5 4 9 3 4 10 6 10 8
Tactical situations (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) Total 21 1 1 5 0 3 0 3 3 3 2

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