Table 23

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2008
Circumstance Total 2-Officer vehicle 1-Officer vehicle Foot patrol Other1 Off duty
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Number of victim officers Total 41 1 18 8 0 0 2 9 3
Disturbance call Total 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arrest situation Total 9 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 0
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drug-related matter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Attempting other arrest 5 0 4 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance Total 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2
Ambush situation Total 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0
Entrapment/premeditation 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unprovoked attack 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.) Total 2 0 0 2 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 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 0
Felony vehicle stop 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
Traffic violation stop 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) Total 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0

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