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Table 22
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Region, 2002–2011
Circumstance | Total | Northeast | Midwest | South | West |
Puerto Rico and Other Outlying Areas |
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Number of victim officers | Total | 543 | 58 | 100 | 254 | 111 | 20 |
Disturbance call | Total | 69 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 2 |
Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.) | 33 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | |
Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.) | 36 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 0 | |
Arrest situation | Total | 122 | 16 | 21 | 61 | 17 | 7 |
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect | 44 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 6 | |
Drug-related matter | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
Attempting other arrest | 58 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 0 | |
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner | Total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance | Total | 58 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 14 | 1 |
Ambush situation | Total | 126 | 15 | 23 | 59 | 24 | 5 |
Entrapment/premeditation | 41 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | |
Unprovoked attack | 85 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 19 | 3 | |
Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.) | Total | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Handling person with mental illness | Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Traffic pursuit/stop | Total | 98 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 26 | 0 |
Felony vehicle stop | 36 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 0 | |
Traffic violation stop | 62 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 0 | |
Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) |
Total | 38 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 0 |