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Table 18
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed[1]
Circumstance at Scene of Incident, 1993-2002
Circumstance Total 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total 636 70 80 74 61 71 61 42 51 70 56
Disturbance calls 98 10 8 8 4 14 16 7 8 14 9
Bar fights, person with firearm, etc. 41 5 4 2 1 3 7 6 4 5 4
Family quarrels 57 5 4 6 3 11 9 1 4 9 5
Arrest situations 205 28 34 21 26 22 16 12 12 24 10
Burglaries in progress/pursuing burglary suspects 23 1 4 4 3 5 0 0 3 3 0
Robberies in progress / pursuing robbery suspects 73 9 18 7 12 11 3 4 1 4 4
Drug-related matters 38 3 4 4 3 1 7 2 3 8 3
Attempting other arrests 71 15 8 6 8 5 6 6 5 9 3
Civil disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners 20 1 1 4 0 4 4 2 2 2 0
Investigating suspicious persons/circumstances 105 15 15 17 13 10 6 7 6 8 8
Ambush situations 96 5 8 14 6 12 10 6 10 10 15
Entrapment/premeditation 34 3 1 6 2 5 4 4 2 3 4
Unprovoked attacks 62 2 7 8 4 7 6 2 8 7 11
Mentally deranged assailants 15 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 4
Traffic pursuits/stops 97 10 10 9 11 8 9 8 13 9 10
  1. The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.


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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FELONIOUSLY KILLED