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Table 27

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed During Traffic-Related Incidents1

Location of Offender by Location of Victim Officer at Scene of Incident, 2013–2017 2

Location of offender Total Approaching
offender(s) 		Approaching
suspect vehicle 		Returning to
victim officer's
vehicle 		Seated in
victim officer's vehicle 		Standing in vicinity of
suspect vehicle 		Standing in vicinity of
victim officer's vehicle 		Not reported
On
driver's
side 		On
passenger's
side 		Prior to
approaching
suspect vehicle 		After obtaining contact
with offender's 		Front
driver's
side 		Front
passenger's
side 		Rear
driver's
side 		Rear
passenger's
side 		Front
driver's
side 		Front
passenger's
side 		Rear
driver's
side 		Rear
passenger's
side
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Number of victim officers killed during traffic-related incidents1 35 5 7 1 1 9 2 4 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1
Prone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
On ground 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
On vehicle/object 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seated 16 1 5 1 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
In suspect vehicle 16 1 5 1 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
In victim officer's vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seated outside in vicinity of suspect vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Front driver's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Front passenger's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rear driver's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rear passenger's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seated outside in vicinity of victim officer's vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Front driver's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Front passenger's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rear driver's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rear passenger's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Standing in vicinity of suspect vehicle 7 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Front driver's side 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Front passenger's side 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rear driver's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rear passenger's side 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Standing in vicinity of victim officer's vehicle 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Front driver's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Front passenger's side 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rear driver's side 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rear passenger's side 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unrestricted movement 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside of suspect vehicle 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside of victim officer's vehicle 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple locations due to multiple offenders 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • 1Traffic-related incidents include traffic stops (felony traffic stops and traffic violation stops), investigating possible DUI/DWI suspects, and assisting motorists.
  • 2Ten years of data for the topics presented in this table are not available at this time. A 10-year table is expected to be available for the publication of 2020 data.
  • NOTE: For 2013 through 2017, 27 of the 35 victim officers who were feloniously killed during traffic-related incidents contacted radio dispatchers prior to or during the attack.