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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
  1. The 72 deaths that resulted from the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.


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