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 Table 18. — Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed, 1987S S 1996 Circumstances by Weapon Circumstances at Scene of Incident

Shotgun

Total Firearms

Knife

Bomb

103

38

637

12

10

5

32

54

31

14

99

3

0

2

7

46

17

20

4

41

2

0

2

1

65

37

11

10

58

1

0

0

6

258

200

37

11

248

3

0

2

5

Burglaries in Progress/ Pursuing Burglary Suspects

30

24

2

2

28

0

0

1

1

Robberies in Progress/ Pursuing Robbery Suspects

87

77

4

2

83

1

0

1

2

Drug-related Matters

48

42

6

0

48

0

0

0

0

Attempting Other Arrests

93

57

25

7

89

2

0

0

2

Civil Disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Handling, Transporting, Custody of Prisoners

30

28

0

1

29

0

0

1

0

Investigating Suspicious Persons/Circumstances

123

95

13

3

111

4

1

0

7

72

45

12

5

62

1

8

0

1

Entrapment/Premeditation

31

17

7

4

28

0

2

0

1

Unprovoked Attack

41

28

5

1

34

1

6

0

0

Mentally Deranged

12

9

1

1

11

1

0

0

0

Traffic Pursuits/Stops

90

65

9

3

77

0

1

0

12

Total

Handgun

Total

696

496

Disturbance Calls

111

Bar Fights, Man with Gun, etc. Family Quarrels

Arrest Situations

Ambush Situations

32

Rifle

Personal Weapons Other