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Table 24
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Assignment, 1993-2002
Circumstance	Total	2-Officer vehicle	1-Officer vehicle		Foot patrol		Other[2]		Off-duty
			Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted	Alone	Assisted
Total	636	84	189	131	8	7	37	96	84
Disturbance calls	98	17	28	34	1	0	3	6	9
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc.	41	7	7	19	0	0	1	2	5
Family quarrels	57	10	21	15	1	0	2	4	4
Arrest situations	205	24	33	42	1	6	6	55	38
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects	23	3	9	5	0	0	1	2	3
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects	73	9	11	16	0	2	1	5	29
Drug-related matters	38	4	2	1	0	2	4	24	1
Attempting other arrests	71	8	11	20	1	2	0	24	5
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners	20	2	9	1	0	0	4	4	0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances	105	16	41	12	3	1	4	12	16
Ambush situations	96	11	22	12	3	0	17	11	20
Entrapment/premeditation	34	3	10	4	1	0	4	2	10
Unprovoked attacks	62	8	12	8	2	0	13	9	10
Mentally deranged assailants	15	0	2	8	0	0	0	5	0
Traffic pursuits/stops	97	14	54	22	0	0	3	3	1
The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table. Includes detectives, officers on special assignments undercover officers, and officers on other types of assignments that are not listed.