Table 23
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Circumstance at Scene of Incident, 2007–2016
| Circumstance | Total | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victim officers | Total | 509 | 58 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 72 | 49 | 27 | 51 | 41 | 66 |
| Disturbance call | Total | 63 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 13 |
| Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.) | 37 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.) | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Arrest situation | Total | 89 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect | 33 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Drug-related matter | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Attempting other arrest | 37 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner | Total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Investigating suspicious person/circumstance | Total | 73 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) | Total | 55 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Unprovoked attack | Total | 50 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.) | Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Handling person with mental illness | Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Traffic pursuit/stop | Total | 79 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Felony vehicle stop | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Traffic violation stop | 48 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.) | Total | 54 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
