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Table 31

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, 2012

Circumstance Total Total
firearms 		Handgun Rifle Shotgun Type of
firearm not
reported 		Knife or
other cutting
instrument 		Bomb Blunt
instrument 		Personal
weapons 		Vehicle Other
Number of victim officers Total 48 44 32 7 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 0
Disturbance call Total 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.) 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arrest situation Total 12 12 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drug-related matter 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attempting other arrest 5 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner Total 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance Total 8 7 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ambush situation Total 6 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Entrapment/premeditation 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unprovoked attack 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.) Total 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Handling person with mental illness Total 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Traffic pursuit/stop Total 8 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Felony vehicle stop 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Traffic violation stop 4 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) Total 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0