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Table 33
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, 2002–2011
Circumstance | Total |
Total firearms |
Handgun | Rifle | Shotgun |
Type of firearm not reported |
Knife or other cutting instrument |
Bomb |
Blunt instrument |
Personal weapons |
Vehicle | Other | |
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Number of victim officers | Total | 543 | 500 | 366 | 95 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
Disturbance call | Total | 69 | 66 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.) |
33 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.) | 36 | 33 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Arrest situation | Total | 122 | 117 | 105 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Burglary in progress/ pursuing burglary suspect |
11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Robbery in progress/ pursuing robbery suspect |
44 | 43 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Drug-related matter | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Attempting other arrest | 58 | 55 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner | Total | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance | Total | 58 | 57 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ambush situation | Total | 126 | 124 | 62 | 49 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Entrapment/premeditation | 41 | 41 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Unprovoked attack | 85 | 83 | 46 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.) |
Total | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Handling person with mental illness | Total | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Traffic pursuit/stop | Total | 98 | 70 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
Felony vehicle stop | 36 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
Traffic violation stop | 62 | 54 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) |
Total | 38 | 37 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |