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Table 20
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Region, 1993-2002
Circumstance	Total	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	U.S. Territories
Total	636	63	116	278	130	49
Disturbance calls	98	4	19	45	27	3
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc.	41	3	9	18	9	2
Family quarrels	57	1	10	27	18	1
Arrest situations	205	26	35	82	38	24
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects	23	3	5	9	4	2
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects	73	13	10	21	12	17
Drug-related matters	38	3	5	20	8	2
Attempting other arrests	71	7	15	32	14	3
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners	20	1	3	11	4	1
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances	105	15	25	38	22	5
Ambush situations	96	8	13	52	11	12
Entrapment/premeditation	34	2	4	21	4	3
Unprovoked attacks	62	6	9	31	7	9
Mentally deranged assailants	15	2	1	8	3	1
Traffic pursuits/stops	97	7	20	42	25	3
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.