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Table 24

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Circumstance Encountered by Victim Officer upon Arrival at Scene of Incident, 2015–20191

Circumstance Total 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Number of victim officers Total 257 41 66 46 56 48
Administrative assignment Total 4 1 0 1 2 0
Prisoner transport 4 1 0 1 2 0
Other administrative assignment 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ambush (entrapment/premeditation) Total 44 7 19 5 11 2
Arrest situation Total 15 2 4 4 2 3
Attempting to restrain/control/handcuff offender(s) 8 2 0 1 2 3
Attempting to restrain/control/handcuff other individual 2 0 — — — — 0
Maintaining custody of prisoner (in vehicle, precinct, etc.) 2 0 — — — — 0
Verbal advisement only 7 0 4 3 0 0
Assisting another law enforcement officer Total 13 2 4 2 2 3
Foot pursuit 4 1 0 0 2 1
High-risk traffic stop 2 0 — — — — 0
Officer down (requiring emergency assistance) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Officer requiring emergency assistance (not pursuit) 1 0 1 0 0 0
Providing/deploying flares, traffic cones, etc. 3 1 1 1 0 0
Providing/deploying spike strips/stop sticks 2 0 — — — — 0
Traffic control (crash scene, directing traffic, etc.) 2 0 — — — — 0
Vehicular pursuit 4 0 1 1 0 2
Other emergency circumstance 1 0 1 0 0 0
Other nonemergency circumstance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Assisting motorist Total 1 1 0 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
Trespassing2 0 — — — — 0
Verbal complaint of noncriminal violation 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other citizen complaint 2 0 — — — — 0
Crime in progress Total 13 1 2 2 4 4
Active shooter 2 0 — — — — 0
Assault 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burglary 3 0 1 0 2 0
Larceny-theft 1 0 0 0 0 1
Mass casualty 2 0 — — — — 0
Motor vehicle theft 0 0 0 0 0 0
Person with firearm (no shots fired) 1 0 0 0 1 0
Robbery 4 0 1 1 0 2
Shooting/shots being fired (not "active shooter" situation) 2 1 0 1 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 2 0 0 0 1 1
Disorder/disturbance Total 10 1 2 1 3 3
Civil disorder (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disturbance (disorderly subject, fight, etc.) 5 0 1 0 2 2
Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, no assault) 2 0 1 1 0 0
Domestic violence 3 1 0 0 1 1
Encounter/assist an emotionally disturbed person Total 1 0 0 1 0 0
Investigative/enforcement Total 105 17 28 21 24 15
Active shooter 2 0 — — — — 0
Animal cruelty 2 0 — — — — 0
Drug-related matter (drug bust, buy, etc.) 4 0 1 1 0 2
Handling person with mental illness 3 2 0 0 1 0
High-risk traffic stop 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
Investigative activity 21 1 6 2 8 4
Mass casualty 2 0 — — — — 0
Motor vehicle crash 1 0 0 1 0 0
Official contact (not an arrest situation) 2 0 — — — — 0
Possible DUI/DWI suspect (operating a vehicle) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serving/attempting to serve search warrant (non-tactical) 2 0 — — — — 0
Surveillance activity 2 0 — — — — 0
Suspicious package 2 0 — — — — 0
Suspicious person/circumstance 26 5 11 6 3 1
Tactical situation4 24 4 7 6 7 —
Traffic violation stop 16 4 1 3 2 6
Undercover situation 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wanted person 9 1 2 1 3 2
Out of service (court, dining, etc.)2 Total 0 — — — — 0
Providing/deploying equipment (flares, traffic cones, etc.)2 Total 0 — — — — 0
Pursuit Total 23 4 4 6 6 3
Foot 13 2 4 3 4 0
Vehicular (anything other than foot) 10 2 0 3 2 3
Report of crime Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Active shooter 2 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
Mass casualty 2 0 — — — — 0
Motor vehicle theft 0 0 0 0 0 0
Person with firearm (no shots fired) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting/shots fired (not "active shooter" situation) 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
Respond to alarm (audible/silent) Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burglary 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fire 2 0 — — — — 0
Medical emergency 2 0 — — — — 0
Robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serving/attempting to serve court order (eviction notice, subpoena, etc.)2 Total 1 — — — — 1
Tactical situation4 Total 9 — — — — 9
Active shooter 2 0 — — — — 0
Barricaded/hostage situation 2 3 — — — — 3
Mass casualty 2 0 — — — — 0
Serving/attempting to serve arrest warrant 2 2 — — — — 2
Serving/attempting to serve search warrant 2 3 — — — — 3
Other tactical situation 2 1 — — — — 1
Traffic control (crash scene, directing traffic, etc.) Total 2 1 0 0 1 0
Unprovoked attack Total 15 3 3 3 1 5
Other Total 1 1 0 0 0 0
Not applicable2 Total 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.
  • 2Beginning in 2019, this category/subcategory was added as an option to the list of circumstances.
  • 3Prior to 2019, the circumstance "High-risk traffic stop" was collected as "Traffic stop (felony traffic stop)."
  • 4Prior to 2019, the circumstance "Tactical situation" was collected under the category of "Investigative/enforcement" and did not include subcategories.