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Table 23
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Region, 1995-2004
Circumstance |
Total |
Northeast |
Midwest |
South |
West |
U.S. Territories |
Total
|
594 |
53 |
107 |
278 |
121 |
35 |
Disturbance calls
|
96 |
4 |
19 |
47 |
24 |
2 |
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc. |
36 |
1 |
11 |
16 |
7 |
1 |
Family quarrels |
60 |
3 |
8 |
31 |
17 |
1 |
Arrest situations
|
157 |
18 |
23 |
74 |
24 |
18 |
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects |
21 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
2 |
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects |
52 |
9 |
5 |
17 |
8 |
13 |
Drug-related matters |
31 |
2 |
4 |
18 |
6 |
1 |
Attempting other arrests |
53 |
5 |
11 |
28 |
7 |
2 |
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners
|
21 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances
|
79 |
11 |
18 |
28 |
20 |
2 |
Ambush situations
|
105 |
10 |
14 |
58 |
14 |
9 |
Entrapment/premeditation |
41 |
4 |
5 |
25 |
5 |
2 |
Unprovoked attacks |
64 |
6 |
9 |
33 |
9 |
7 |
Investigative activities (surveillance, searches, interviews, etc.)
|
11 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Handling mentally deranged persons
|
12 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
Traffic pursuits/stops
|
96 |
5 |
23 |
42 |
24 |
2 |
Felony vehicle stops |
40 |
1 |
10 |
18 |
9 |
2 |
Traffic violation stops |
56 |
4 |
13 |
24 |
15 |
0 |
Tactical situations (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.)
|
17 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
NOTE: The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table. |