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Table 24

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Circumstance Encountered by Victim Officer upon Arrival at Scene of Incident, 2014–20181

Circumstance Total 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Number of victim officers Total 259 51 41 66 46 55
Administrative assignment Total 4 0 1 0 1 2
Prisoner transport 4 0 1 0 1 2
Other administrative assignment 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) Total 53 11 7 19 5 11
Arrest situation Total 13 0 2 4 4 3
Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s) 6 0 2 0 1 3
Verbal advisement only 7 0 0 4 3 0
Assist another law enforcement officer Total 14 4 2 4 2 2
Deploying/providing equipment (traffic cones, flares, etc.) 4 1 1 1 1 0
Foot pursuit 3 0 1 0 0 2
Officer down (requiring emergency assistance) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Officer requiring emergency assistance (not pursuit) 1 0 0 1 0 0
Vehicular pursuit 2 0 0 1 1 0
Other emergency circumstance 3 2 0 1 0 0
Other nonemergency circumstance 1 1 0 0 0 0
Assist motorist Total 2 1 1 0 0 0
Citizen complaint Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Animal bite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Animal disturbance (barking dog, unleashed dog, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Business check 0 0 0 0 0 0
Check on welfare of citizen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drug complaint 0 0 0 0 0 0
Traffic complaint 0 0 0 0 0 0
Verbal complaint of noncriminal violation 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disorder/disturbance Total 11 5 1 2 1 2
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disturbance call (disorderly subject, fight, etc.) 6 4 0 1 0 1
Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, no assault) 2 0 0 1 1 0
Domestic violence 3 1 1 0 0 1
Encounter or assist an emotionally disturbed person Total 2 1 0 0 1 0
Investigative/enforcement Total 109 20 17 28 21 23
Drug-related matter (drug bust, buy, etc.) 2 0 0 1 1 0
Handling person with mental illness 3 0 2 0 0 1
Investigate motor vehicle crash 1 0 0 0 1 0
Investigate possible DUI/DWI suspect (operating a vehicle) 1 1 0 0 0 0
Investigate suspicious person/circumstance 31 6 5 11 6 3
Investigative activity 19 2 1 6 2 8
Tactical situation 27 4 4 7 6 6
Traffic stop (felony traffic stop) 2 1 0 0 1 0
Traffic stop (traffic violation stop) 12 2 4 1 3 2
Undercover situation 2 2 0 0 0 0
Wanted person 9 2 1 2 1 3
Pursuit Total 24 4 4 4 6 6
Foot 14 1 2 4 3 4
Vehicular 10 3 2 0 3 2
Respond to alarm Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burglary 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0
Respond to crime in progress Total 12 3 1 2 2 4
Assault 1 1 0 0 0 0
Burglary 3 0 0 1 0 2
Larceny-theft 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor vehicle theft 0 0 0 0 0 0
Person with firearm (no shots fired) 3 2 0 0 0 1
Robbery 2 0 0 1 1 0
Shooting/shots fired 2 0 1 0 1 0
Tampering with vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other crime against person 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other crime against property 1 0 0 0 0 1
Respond to report of crime Total 1 1 0 0 0 0
Assault 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burglary 0 0 0 0 0 0
Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0
Larceny-theft 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor vehicle theft 0 0 0 0 0 0
Person with firearm (no shots fired) 1 1 0 0 0 0
Robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting/shots fired 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tampering with vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other crime against person 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other crime against property 0 0 0 0 0 0
Traffic control (crash scene, directing traffic, etc.) Total 2 0 1 0 0 1
Unprovoked attack Total 11 1 3 3 3 1
Other Total 1 0 1 0 0 0
  • 1Ten 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.