Table 28
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed During Traffic Pursuits/Stops
Activity of Victim Officer at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2005–2014
| 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 | 93 | 8 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Approaching offender(s) | 30 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Conducting roadblock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Deploying stop sticks | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Engaging in foot pursuit | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engaging in vehicle pursuit | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exiting patrol unit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In patrol unit | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interviewing offender(s) at offender's vehicle | 12 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Interviewing offender(s) in patrol unit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Making arrest/handcuffing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of victim officers who contacted radio dispatcher prior to attack | 68 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
- 1Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments not listed.
