Table 24
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed During Traffic Pursuits/Stops
Activity of Victim Officer by Location of Offender at Scene of Incident, 2015
Activity of victim officer | Total | Driver |
Center front |
Right front |
Left rear |
Center rear |
Right rear |
Outside vehicle |
Multiple locations due to multiple offenders |
Not reported |
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Number of victim officers killed during traffic pursuits/stops | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Approaching offender(s) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Conducting roadblock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deploying stop sticks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engaging in foot pursuit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engaging in vehicle pursuit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Exiting patrol unit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In patrol unit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interviewing offender(s) at offender's vehicle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interviewing offender(s) in patrol unit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Making arrest/handcuffing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Outside patrol unit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outside offender's vehicle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Returning to patrol unit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Searching offender(s) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Searching offender's vehicle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Not reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- NOTE: For 2015, 5 of the 6 victim officers who were feloniously killed during traffic pursuits/stops contacted radio dispatcher prior to the attack.