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Data table for chart 2

Homicides against police officers, by type of circumstance, Canada, 1961 to 2009
Circumstance surrounding the death percent
Other1 7.5
Routine traffic stop 0.8
Undercover investigation 0.8
Investigating homicide 0.8
Apprehending escapee 2.3
Apprehending psychiatric patient 2.3
Investigating drug-related incident 3.0
Investigating kidnapping 3.0
Revenge 4.5
Investigating disturbance 6.0
Unprovoked 6.0
Traffic violation 8.3
Stopping suspicious person or vehicle 8.3
Investigating firearms complaint 9.8
Domestic dispute 13.5
Investigating robbery 23.3
Total 100.0
1. Includes all other situations not otherwise stated. For example, riot control, suicide situations, investigations of criminal incidents not listed above.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.