Table 30
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
State and Agency by Progression of Circumstances, 2018
State | Agency | Progression of Circumstances | ||
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Call for service or reason for involvement |
Circumstance encountered by victim officer upon arrival at scene of incident |
Specific activity being performed by victim officer at time of attack |
||
ALABAMA | Mobile |
Assist another law enforcement officer Officer requiring emergency assistance (not pursuit) |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
ARIZONA | Department of Public Safety, Yuma |
Assist another law enforcement officer Officer requiring emergency assistance (not pursuit) |
Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance |
Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s) |
Nogales |
Respond to crime in progress Motor vehicle theft |
Pursuit Vehicular |
Pursuit Vehicular |
|
U.S. Marshals Service, Phoenix |
Investigative/enforcement Wanted person |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
|
CALIFORNIA | Los Angeles County |
Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (felony traffic stop) |
Unprovoked attack |
Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (felony traffic stop) |
Newman |
Investigative/enforcement Investigate possible DUI/DWI suspect |
Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (traffic violation stop) |
Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (traffic violation stop) |
|
Pomona |
Disorder/disturbance Disturbance call (disorderly subject, fight, etc.) |
Pursuit Vehicular |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
|
Rancho Cordova |
Disorder/disturbance Disturbance call (disorderly subject, fight, etc.) |
Disorder/disturbance Disturbance call (disorderly subject, fight, etc.) |
Disorder/disturbance Disturbance call (disorderly subject, fight, etc.) |
|
COLORADO | Adams County |
Respond to alarm Burglary |
Pursuit Foot |
Pursuit Foot |
El Paso County |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s) |
|
FLORIDA | Fort Myers |
Respond to crime in progress Assault |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s) |
Gilchrist County | Other (out of service - dining) | Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) | Other (out of service - dining) | |
Gilchrist County | Other (out of service - dining) | Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) | Other (out of service - dining) | |
Highlands County |
Respond to crime in progress Other crime against property |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
|
GEORGIA | DeKalb County Police |
Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (traffic violation stop) |
Pursuit Foot |
Pursuit Foot |
Gwinnett County Police |
Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance |
Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance |
Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance |
|
Henry County Police |
Disorder/disturbance Disturbance call (disorderly subject, fight, etc.) |
Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s) |
Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s) |
|
Locust Grove |
Assist another law enforcement officer Other nonemergency circumstance |
Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s) |
Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s) |
|
Ludowici | Traffic control (crash scene, directing traffic, etc.) | Traffic control (crash scene, directing traffic, etc.) | Traffic control (crash scene, directing traffic, etc.) | |
HAWAII | Hawaii County Police |
Investigative/enforcement Wanted person |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
Arrest situation Verbal advisement only |
ILLINOIS | Chicago |
Disorder/disturbance Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, no assault) |
Pursuit Foot |
Pursuit Foot |
Chicago |
Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance |
Investigative/enforcement Wanted person |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
|
INDIANA | Boone County |
Assist another law enforcement officer Vehicular pursuit |
Assist another law enforcement officer Foot pursuit |
Arrest situation Verbal advisement only |
Terre Haute |
Respond to report of crime Homicide |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
|
KANSAS | Sedgwick County |
Respond to report of crime Tampering with vehicle |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s) |
Wyandotte County |
Administrative assignment Prisoner transport |
Administrative assignment Prisoner transport |
Administrative assignment Prisoner transport |
|
Wyandotte County |
Administrative assignment Prisoner transport |
Administrative assignment Prisoner transport |
Administrative assignment Prisoner transport |
|
KENTUCKY | Hopkinsville |
Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance |
Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) |
Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance |
Pikeville |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
|
LOUISIANA | Zachary |
Investigative/enforcement Wanted person |
Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s) |
Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s) |
MAINE | Somerset County |
Investigative/enforcement Drug-related matter (drug bust, buy, etc.) |
Investigative/enforcement Wanted person |
Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s) |
MARYLAND | Baltimore County Police |
Respond to crime in progress Burglary |
Respond to crime in progress Burglary |
Respond to crime in progress Burglary |
Prince George's County Police |
Disorder/disturbance Domestic violence |
Disorder/disturbance Domestic violence |
Arrest situation Verbal advisement only |
|
MASSACHUSETTS | Weymouth |
Citizen complaint Traffic complaint |
Respond to crime in progress Other crime against property |
Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance |
Yarmouth |
Investigative/enforcement Wanted person |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
|
MICHIGAN | Detroit |
Disorder/disturbance Domestic violence |
Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) |
Disorder/disturbance Domestic violence |
MISSISSIPPI | Brookhaven |
Respond to crime in progress Shooting/shots fired |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
Brookhaven |
Respond to crime in progress Shooting/shots fired |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
|
MISSOURI | Clinton |
Disorder/disturbance Disturbance call (disorderly subject, fight, etc.) |
Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) |
Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity |
NEW YORK | State Police, Farmington |
Citizen complaint Check on welfare of citizen |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
NORTH CAROLINIA | Highway Patrol, Whiteville |
Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (traffic violation stop) |
Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (traffic violation stop) |
Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (traffic violation stop) |
OHIO | Westerville |
Citizen complaint Check on welfare of citizen |
Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) |
Citizen complaint Check on welfare of citizen |
Westerville |
Citizen complaint Check on welfare of citizen |
Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) |
Citizen complaint Check on welfare of citizen |
|
OKLAHOMA | Comanche County District Attorney's Office, Drug Task Force |
Investigative/enforcement Drug-related matter (drug bust, buy, etc.) |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Florence |
Assist another law enforcement officer Officer down (requiring emergency assistance) |
Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) |
Assist another law enforcement officer Officer down (requiring emergency assistance) |
Florence County |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
|
York County |
Disorder/disturbance Domestic violence |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
|
TENNESSEE | Dickson County |
Citizen complaint Check on welfare of citizen |
Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance |
Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance |
TEXAS | Dallas |
Assist another law enforcement officer Other nonemergency circumstance |
Investigative/enforcement Wanted person |
Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s) |
Fort Worth |
Respond to report of crime Robbery |
Assist another law enforcement officer Foot pursuit |
Assist another law enforcement officer Foot pursuit |
|
Richardson |
Respond to crime in progress Shooting/shots fired |
Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) |
Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation |
|
UTAH | South Salt Lake |
Respond to crime in progress Burglary |
Respond to crime in progress Burglary |
Respond to crime in progress Burglary |
WASHINGTON | Pierce County |
Respond to crime in progress Robbery |
Pursuit Foot |
Pursuit Foot |
WISCONSIN | Milwaukee |
Investigative/enforcement Wanted person |
Investigative/enforcement Handling person with mental illness |
Investigative/enforcement Handling person with mental illness |
PUERTO RICO AND OTHER OUTLYING AREAS |
Juncos Municipal Police |
Respond to crime in progress Person with firearm (no shots fired) |
Respond to crime in progress Person with firearm (no shots fired) |
Respond to crime in progress Person with firearm (no shots fired) |
- NOTE: To obtain statistics in reference to the data presented in this table, refer to Tables 23, 24, 25, and 29.