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Table 19
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident, 2001–2010
| Circumstance | Total | 20011 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victim officers | Total | 541 | 70 | 56 | 52 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 58 | 41 | 48 | 56 |
| Disturbance call | Total | 75 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.) | 33 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.) | 42 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Arrest situation | Total | 123 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 14 |
| Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect | 43 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Drug-related matter | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Attempting other arrest | 49 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner | Total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Investigating suspicious person/circumstance | Total | 61 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| Ambush situation | Total | 120 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 15 |
| Entrapment/premeditation | 42 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| Unprovoked attack | 78 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | |
| Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.) | Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Handling person with mental illness | Total | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Traffic pursuit/stop | Total | 95 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Felony vehicle stop | 35 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Traffic violation stop | 60 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) | Total | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
- 1The deaths of the 72 law enforcement officers that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.
