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Table 26
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed During Traffic Pursuits/Stops
Activity of Victim Officer at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2003–2012
Activity | Total |
2-Officer vehicle |
1-Officer vehicle | Foot patrol | Other1 |
Off duty |
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Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | Alone | Assisted | ||||
Number of victim officers killed during traffic pursuits/stops | 96 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Approaching offender(s) | 31 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Conducting roadblock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Deploying stop sticks | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Engaging in foot pursuit | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engaging in vehicle pursuit | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Exiting patrol unit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In patrol unit | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Interviewing offender(s) at offender's vehicle | 12 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Interviewing offender(s) in patrol unit | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Making arrest/handcuffing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outside patrol unit | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outside offender's vehicle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Returning to patrol unit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Searching offender(s) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Searching offender's vehicle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Not reported | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of victim officers who contacted radio dispatcher prior to attack | 72 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
- 1Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments not listed.