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Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1] | |||||||||
Circumstance at Scene of Incident by Type of Weapon, 1993-2002 | |||||||||
Circumstance | Total | Total firearms |
Handgun | Rifle | Shotgun | Knife or cutting instrument |
Bomb | Personal weapons |
Other |
Total | 636 | 591 | 443 | 112 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 25 |
Disturbance calls | 98 | 91 | 51 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Bar lights, person with firearm, etc. | 41 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Family quarrels | 57 | 51 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Arrest situations | 205 | 201 | 161 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects | 23 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Robberies in progress/pursuing robbery suspects | 73 | 72 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Drug-related matters | 38 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Attempting other arrests | 71 | 71 | 47 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners | 20 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances | 105 | 98 | 85 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Ambush situations | 96 | 85 | 55 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
Entrapment/premeditation | 34 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Unprovoked attacks | 62 | 54 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Mentally deranged assailants | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Traffic pursuits/stops | 97 | 83 | 63 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FELONIOUSLY KILLED