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Table 26

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Officer Killed During Traffic-Related Incident1, Location of Offender by Location of Victim Officer, 2019

Location of offender Total Approaching
offender(s) 		Approaching
suspect's vehicle 		Returning to
victim officer's
vehicle 		Seated in
victim officer's vehicle 		Standing in vicinity of
suspect's vehicle 		Standing in vicinity of
victim officer's vehicle 		Other Unknown Not reported
On
driver's
side 		On
passenger's
side 		Prior to
approaching
suspect's vehicle 		After obtaining contact
with offender(s) 		On
driver's
side 		On
passenger's
side 		On
driver's
side 		On
passenger's
side
Number of victim officers killed during traffic-related incidents 8 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0
Prone 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
On vehicle/object 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seated 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
In suspect's vehicle 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
In victim officer's vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside in vicinity of
suspect's vehicle		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside in vicinity of
victim officer's vehicle		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Standing 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
In vicinity of
suspect's vehicle		 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
In vicinity of
victim officer's vehicle		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unrestricted movement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside of suspect's
vehicle		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside of victim
officer's vehicle		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Multiple locations due to multiple offenders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • 1Traffic-related incidents include traffic stops (high-risk traffic stops and traffic violation stops), investigating possible DUI/DWI suspects, and assisting motorists.
  • NOTE: For 2019, 6 of the 8 victim officers who were feloniously killed during traffic-related incidents contacted radio dispatchers prior to or during the attack.