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Home LEOKA 2014 Tables Table 33

Table 33

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, 2014

Circumstance Total Total
firearms
Handgun Rifle Shotgun Type of
firearm not
reported
Knife or
other cutting
instrument
Bomb Blunt
instrument
Personal
weapons
Vehicle Other
Number of victim officers Total 51 46 33 10 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Disturbance call Total 11 10 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.) 10 9 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arrest situation Total 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drug-related matter 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attempting other arrest 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance Total 7 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) Total 7 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unprovoked attack Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.) Total 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Handling person with mental illness Total 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Traffic pursuit/stop Total 9 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Felony vehicle stop 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Traffic violation stop 8 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) Total 4 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0