Table 23

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2007
Circumstance Total 2-Officer vehicle 1-Officer vehicle Foot patrol Other1 Off duty
Alone Assisted Alone Assisted Alone Assisted
Number of victim officers Total 57 2 14 24 0 0 2 9 6
Disturbance call Total 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.) 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Arrest situation Total 16 1 4 4 0 0 0 2 5
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Drug-related matter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Attempting other arrest 8 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance Total 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
Ambush situation Total 16 0 5 7 0 0 1 2 1
Entrapment/premeditation 9 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 1
Unprovoked attack 7 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 0
Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.) Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Handling person with mental illness Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Traffic pursuit/stop Total 11 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Felony vehicle stop 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Traffic violation stop 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) Total 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

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