Table 22

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Region, 1997-2006

Circumstance		Total	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Puerto Rico and Other Outlying Areas
Number of victim officers	Total	562	47	100	272	113	30
Disturbance calls	Total	99	5	18	50	23	3
	Bar fights, person with firearm, etc.	41	2	11	17	9	2
	Family quarrels	58	3	7	33	14	1
Arrest situations	Total	133	14	22	61	23	13
	Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects	15	2	1	9	1	2
	Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects	44	8	5	14	8	9
	Drug-related matters	27	1	4	16	5	1
	Attempting other arrests	47	3	12	22	9	1
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners	Total	18	1	3	12	2	0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances	Total	64	8	16	29	9	2
Ambush situations	Total	106	11	16	53	16	10
	Entrapment/premeditation	39	4	6	21	5	3
	Unprovoked attacks	67	7	10	32	11	7
Investigative activities (surveillance, searches, interviews, etc.)	Total	8	1	1	2	3	1
Handling persons with mental illness	Total	13	0	3	8	2	0
Traffic pursuits/stops	Total	100	6	18	49	26	1
	Felony vehicle stops	36	1	7	18	9	1
	Traffic violation stops	64	5	11	31	17	0
Tactical situations (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.)	Total	21	1	3	8	9	0

NOTE: The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.