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Table 22
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at scene of Incident by Type of Assignment
Circumstance Total 2-Officer
vehicle
1-Officer
vehicle
Foot patrol Other[1] Off-duty
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Total 56 6 17 5 1 0 2 10 5
Disturbance calls 9 2 1 5 0 0 0 1 0
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc. 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Family quarrels 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
Arrest situations 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 2
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Drug-related matters 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Attempting other arrests 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances 8 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 0
Ambush situations 15 2 3 3 1 0 2 1 3
Entrapment/premeditation 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Unprovoked attacks 11 2 3 3 1 0 1 0 1
Mentally deranged assailants 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Traffic pursuits/stops 10 1 7 1 0 0 0 1 0
  1. Includes detectives, officers on special assignments undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments that are not listed.


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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FELONIOUSLY KILLED