LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED OR ASSAULTED IN 1997

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Number of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty in the City of Los Angeles 1997:

By Felonius Act:

2

By Accident or Negligence:

2

Number of  Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted in the City of Los Angeles 1997:
 
TYPE OF WEAPON:
TOTAL FIREARM KNIFE DANGEROUS HANDS, FISTS
      WEAPONS FEET
TYPE OF ACTIVITY:          
           
RESPONDING TO "DISTURBANCE 310 35 17 16 242
CALLS"          
           
BURGLARIES IN PROGRESS 16 1 1 2 12
           
ROBBERIES IN PROGRESS 19 9 0 4 6
           
ATTEMPTING OTHER ARRESTS 15 0 0 0 15
           
CIVIL DISORDER 4 0 1 3 0
           
HANDLING/TRANSPORTING 15 0 0 0 15
PRISONERS          
           
INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS 152 25 3 14 110
PERSONS/CIRCUMSTANCES          
           
AMBUSH- NO WARNING 1 1 0 0 0
           
MENTALLY DERANGED 14 1 0 1 12
           
TRAFFIC PURSUITS - STOPS 88 7 1 22 58
           
ALL OTHER 54 2 2 14 36
           
TOTAL 688 81 25 76 506
           

Officers Killed in the Line of Duty

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