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 Table 14. — Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed, 1987S S 1996 Circumstances at Scene of Incident by Region Circumstances at Scene of Incident

Total

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

U.S. Territories

Total

696

88

129

297

131

51

Disturbance Calls

111

11

27

44

25

4

Bar Fights, Man with Gun, etc.

46

7

10

17

8

4

Family Quarrels

65

4

17

27

17

0

258

38

46

106

48

20

Burglaries in Progress/ Pursuing Burglary Suspects

30

4

10

10

6

0

Robberies in Progress/ Pursuing Robbery Suspects

87

17

14

29

13

14

Drug-related Matters

48

7

3

23

14

1

Attempting Other Arrests

93

10

19

44

15

5

Civil Disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Handling, Transporting, Custody of Prisoners

30

4

8

9

6

3

Investigating Suspicious Persons/Circumstances

123

19

23

50

24

7

72

6

9

36

8

13

Entrapment/Premeditation

31

2

3

14

6

6

Unprovoked Attack

41

4

6

22

2

7

Mentally Deranged

12

2

1

4

4

1

Traffic Pursuits/Stops

90

8

15

48

16

3

Arrest Situations

Ambush Situations

27