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| Table 20 | ||||||
| Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed | ||||||
| Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Region, 2002 | ||||||
| Circumstance | Total | Northeast | Midwest | South | West | U.S. Territories |
| Total | 56 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 5 |
| Disturbance calls | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bar fights, person with firearm, etc. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Family quarrels | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Arrest situations | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Burglaries in progress/ pursuing burglary suspects | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robberies in progress/ pursuing robbery suspects | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Drug-related matters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Attempting other arrests | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ambush situations | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Entrapment/premeditation | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Unprovoked attacks | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Mentally deranged assailants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Traffic pursuits/stops | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FELONIOUSLY KILLED
