Table 25
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed During Traffic Pursuits/Stops
Activity of Victim Officer by Location of Offender at Scene of Incident, 2006–2015
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victim officers killed during traffic pursuits/stops | 83 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3 |
| Approaching offender(s) | 29 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Conducting roadblock | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Deploying stop sticks | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Engaging in foot pursuit | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Engaging in vehicle pursuit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exiting patrol unit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In patrol unit | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Interviewing offender(s) at offender's vehicle | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Interviewing offender(s) in patrol unit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Making arrest/handcuffing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Outside patrol unit | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Outside offender's vehicle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Returning to patrol unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Searching offender(s) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Searching offender's vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not reported | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- NOTE: For 2006 through 2015, 64 of the 83 victim officers who were feloniously killed during traffic pursuits/stops contacted radio dispatcher prior to the attack.
