Table 25

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

Circumstance		Total	2-Officer vehicle	1-Officer vehicle		Foot patrol		Other¹		Off duty
Circumstance		Total	2-Officer vehicle	Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted	Off duty
Number of victim officers	Total	562	68	165	134	5	3	34	98	55
Disturbance calls	Total	99	13	23	44	0	0	6	5	8
	Bar fights, person with firearm, etc.	41	4	8	22	0	0	1	2	4
	Family quarrels	58	9	15	22	0	0	5	3	4
Arrest situations	Total	133	19	18	26	0	3	3	42	22
	Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects	15	3	4	3	0	0	0	2	3
	Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects	44	6	6	12	0	2	1	3	14
	Drug-related matters	27	2	2	0	0	1	1	20	1
	Attempting other arrests	47	8	6	11	0	0	1	17	4
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners	Total	18	3	9	0	0	0	3	3	0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances	Total	64	5	25	7	2	0	6	10	9
Ambush situations	Total	106	13	31	22	3	0	11	11	15
	Entrapment/premeditation	39	4	12	6	1	0	3	5	8
	Unprovoked attacks	67	9	19	16	2	0	8	6	7
Investigative activities (surveillance, searches, interviews, etc.)	Total	8	0	2	0	0	0	1	5	0
Handling persons with mental illness	Total	13	1	1	8	0	0	0	3	0
Traffic pursuits/stops	Total	100	13	56	21	0	0	4	5	1
	Felony vehicle stops	36	6	13	13	0	0	2	1	1
	Traffic violation stops	64	7	43	8	0	0	2	4	0
Tactical situations (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.)	Total	21	1	0	6	0	0	0	14	0

¹Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments not listed.
NOTE: The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.