Table 27

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 2007–2016

Circumstance		Total	2-Officer vehicle	1-Officer vehicle		Foot patrol		Other¹		Off duty
Circumstance		Total	2-Officer vehicle	Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted	Off duty
Number of victim officers	Total	509	51	133	160	1	2	19	98	45
Disturbance call	Total	63	5	14	35	0	1	1	1	6
	Disturbance (bar fight, person with firearm, etc.)	37	2	7	19	0	1	1	1	6
	Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, etc.)	26	3	7	16	0	0	0	0	0
Arrest situation	Total	89	14	15	26	0	0	2	16	16
	Burglary in progress/pursuing burglary suspect	10	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
	Robbery in progress/pursuing robbery suspect	33	7	6	6	0	0	0	0	14
	Drug-related matter	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Attempting other arrest	37	3	6	19	0	0	2	6	1
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoner	Total	11	5	3	0	0	0	2	0	1
Investigating suspicious person/circumstance	Total	73	9	33	12	1	0	3	9	6
Ambush (entrapment/premeditation)	Total	55	3	9	20	0	0	3	11	9
Unprovoked attack	Total	50	5	23	8	0	1	5	6	2
Investigative activity (surveillance, search, interview, etc.)	Total	27	1	6	5	0	0	0	13	2
Handling person with mental illness	Total	8	2	0	4	0	0	2	0	0
Traffic pursuit/stop	Total	79	5	29	37	0	0	1	5	2
	Felony vehicle stop	31	1	2	21	0	0	1	5	1
	Traffic violation stop	48	4	27	16	0	0	0	0	1
Tactical situation (barricaded offender, hostage taking, high-risk entry, etc.)	Total	54	2	1	13	0	0	0	37	1

¹Includes detectives, officers on special assignments, undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments not listed.

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