Table 23

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2009
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 7 7 21 0 0 0 11 2
Disturbance call Total 6 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1
Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.) 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Arrest situation Total 8 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Drug-related matter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attempting other arrest 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner Total 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance Total 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ambush situation Total 15 2 2 7 0 0 0 3 1
Entrapment/premeditation 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
Unprovoked attack 9 1 1 5 0 0 0 2 0
Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.) Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Handling person with mental illness Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Traffic pursuit/stop Total 8 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 0
Felony vehicle stop 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Traffic violation stop 6 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) Total 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0

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