Table 21
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Region, 2013
Circumstance | Total | Northeast | Midwest | South | West |
Puerto Rico and Other Outlying Areas |
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Number of victim officers | Total | 27 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
Disturbance call | Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Arrest situation | Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Drug-related matter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Attempting other arrest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance | Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Ambush situation | Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Entrapment/premeditation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Unprovoked attack | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.) | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Handling person with mental illness | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Traffic pursuit/stop | Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Felony vehicle stop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Traffic violation stop | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) | Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |