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District of Columbia Line of Duty Deaths

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	District of Columbia Department of Corrections Washington, DC Fallen officers: 4
	Metro Transit Police Department Washington, DC Fallen officers: 2
	Metropolitan Police Department Washington, DC Fallen officers: 121

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 127

Accidental: 2
Aircraft accident: 2
Animal related: 1
Automobile accident: 9
Bicycle accident: 1
Drowned: 3
Duty related illness: 2
Fall: 3
Gunfire: 65
Gunfire (Accidental): 7
Heart attack: 4
Motorcycle accident: 12
Stabbed: 3
Struck by vehicle: 4
Vehicular assault: 6
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Struck by streetcar: 1

 

By Month

January: 8
February: 15
March: 10
April: 6
May: 14
June: 10
July: 12
August: 8
September: 9
October: 8
November: 12
December: 15