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Table 25

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed During Traffic Pursuits/Stops

Activity of Victim Officer by Location of Offender at Scene of Incident, 2007–2016

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 79 43 0 6 0 0 0 22 6 2
Approaching offender(s) 29 17 0 5 0 0 0 6 1 0
Conducting roadblock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Deploying stop sticks 11 10 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 8 5 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
  • NOTE: For 2007 through 2016, 63 of the 79 victim officers who were feloniously killed during traffic pursuits/stops contacted radio dispatcher prior to the attack.