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Table 24
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2004
Circumstance |
Total |
2-Officer vehicle |
1-Officer vehicle |
Foot patrol |
Other1 |
Off duty |
| Alone |
Assisted |
Alone |
Assisted |
Alone |
Assisted |
Total
|
57 |
10 |
11 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
Disturbance calls
|
10 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Family quarrels |
9 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Arrest situations
|
17 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Drug-related matters |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Attempting other arrests |
8 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances
|
6 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Ambush situations
|
12 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Entrapment/premeditation |
6 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Unprovoked attacks |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Investigative activities (surveillance, searches, interviews, etc.)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Handling mentally deranged persons
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Traffic pursuits/stops
|
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Felony vehicle stops |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Traffic violation stops |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Tactical situations (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.)
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments that are not listed. |