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Table 34
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed During Traffic Pursuits/Stops
Activity of Victim Officer at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, 2001–2010
| Activity | Total |
Total firearms |
Handgun | Rifle | Shotgun |
Knife or other cutting instrument |
Bomb |
Blunt instrument |
Personal weapons |
Vehicle | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of victim officers killed during traffic pursuits/stops |
95 | 68 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Approaching offender(s) | 33 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Conducting roadblock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Deploying stop sticks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Engaging in foot pursuit | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engaging in vehicle pursuit | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Exiting patrol unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| In patrol unit | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Interviewing offender(s) at offender's vehicle | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Interviewing offender(s) in patrol unit | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Making arrest/handcuffing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outside patrol unit | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outside offender's vehicle | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Returning to patrol unit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Searching offender(s) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Searching offender's vehicle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Not reported | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Number of victim officers who contacted radio dispatcher prior to attack |
70 | 57 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
