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Table 34
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed During Traffic Pursuits/Stops
Activity of Victim Officer at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, 2002–2011
| Activity | Total |
Total firearms |
Handgun | Rifle | Shotgun |
Knife or other cutting instrument |
Bomb |
Blunt instrument |
Personal weapons |
Vehicle | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of victim officers killed during traffic pursuits/stops |
98 | 70 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Approaching offender(s) | 33 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Conducting roadblock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Deploying stop sticks | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Engaging in foot pursuit | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engaging in vehicle pursuit | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Exiting patrol unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| In patrol unit | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Interviewing offender(s) at offender's vehicle | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Interviewing offender(s) in patrol unit | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Making arrest/handcuffing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outside patrol unit | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Outside offender's vehicle | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Returning to patrol unit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Searching offender(s) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Searching offender's vehicle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Not reported | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Number of victim officers who contacted radio dispatcher prior to attack |
74 | 58 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
