Total Line of Duty Deaths: 75
- 9/11 related illness 1
- Animal related 1
- Automobile crash 6
- COVID19 3
- Fall 1
- Gunfire 43
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 3
- Heart attack 5
- Motorcycle crash 4
- Struck by vehicle 4
- Vehicle pursuit 2
- Vehicular assault 2
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 2
- Arizona 2
- Arkansas 3
- California 4
- Florida 1
- Georgia 2
- Idaho 3
- Illinois 2
- Indiana 3
- Iowa 2
- Kentucky 2
- Louisiana 4
- Maryland 2
- Mississippi 2
- Missouri 8
- New York 4
- North Carolina 2
- Ohio 1
- Oklahoma 1
- Oregon 1
- Pennsylvania 4
- Railroad Police 1
- South Carolina 1
- Tennessee 4
- Texas 8
- U.S. Government 4
- West Virginia 1
- Wyoming 1
Brooklyn Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1878
Cause: Animal related
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1880
Cause: Fall
Wapello County Sheriff's Office, IA
EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1884
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1892
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Natrona County Sheriff's Department, WY
EOW: Thursday, January 2, 1902
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Ramsey D. Blackburn
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1907
Cause: Gunfire
Wyoming County Sheriff's Department, WV
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1909
Cause: Gunfire
El Paso County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1920
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Thomas Fletcher Thompson
Macon Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1921
Cause: Gunfire
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1925
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Detective Sergeant Edward J. Lally
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1927
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Sheriff Leonard Roth Cummings, Jr.
Lemhi County Sheriff's Department, ID
EOW: Monday, January 2, 1928
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Louis J. Bancroft
Lemhi County Sheriff's Department, ID
EOW: Monday, January 2, 1928
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Sheriff William Withington, Jr.
Lemhi County Sheriff's Department, ID
EOW: Monday, January 2, 1928
Cause: Gunfire
Federal Prohibition Agent Wesley Allen Fraser
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Monday, January 2, 1928
Cause: Gunfire
Canton Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1929
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Federal Prohibition Agent Charles F. Alexander
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1929
Cause: Heart attack
Galveston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 2, 1930
Cause: Gunfire
Night Watchman John Samuel Tate, Sr.
Gonzales Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 2, 1930
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Joseph A. Meyer
Galveston County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William A. Bell
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Wiley M. Mashburn
Greene County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Greene County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Oliver Rufus Crosswhite
Greene County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Detectives Tony Lee Oliver
Springfield Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Albert Sidney Meadows
Springfield Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Charles Lee Houser
Springfield Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Chief Deputy Sheriff William Everette Wheeler
Independence County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1935
Cause: Gunfire
McCurtain County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1935
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Kenneth Earl McNeill
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1937
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Maryville Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1938
Cause: Gunfire
Kentucky Highway Patrol, KY
EOW: Monday, January 2, 1939
Cause: Motorcycle crash
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, January 2, 1939
Cause: Gunfire
Night Policeman Richard D. Williams
Albia Police Department, IA
EOW: Thursday, January 2, 1941
Cause: Heart attack
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1949
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1951
Cause: Automobile crash
Pennsylvania State Constable - Dauphin County, PA
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1954
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Milton Doyell Brooks
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1955
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1968
Cause: Automobile crash
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Chester A. Alquist
Washington County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1968
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Officer Robert J. Furmage, Jr.
North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles Enforcement Section, NC
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1970
Cause: Vehicular assault
Chief of Police Amedeo A. Lisi
Lyons Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Russell D. Mestdagh
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, January 2, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Heidelberg Police Department, MS
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Gerald L. Morris
Marion County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Marion County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1983
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Border Patrol Agent Manuel Salcido, Jr.
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1985
Cause: Automobile crash
Fremont Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1987
Cause: Heart attack
Louisa Police Department, KY
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1987
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Richard James Davidson
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1987
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Morgan Lamar Briggs, Sr.
Grant Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Monday, January 2, 1989
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Robert William Varner, Jr.
Navajo County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Monday, January 2, 1989
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Bobby Joe Nolen
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Kevan Maurice Ward
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William Hamilton Rutherford
Marion County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Lauretha Arnetha Vaird
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Douglas Edward Knutson
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1998
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Ernest Martin Hull
Greene County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Sunday, January 2, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Athens Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, January 2, 2004
Cause: Gunfire
Putnam County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Friday, January 2, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Michael Lee Henry, Jr.
Derry Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, January 2, 2020
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff James Robert Gardner
Bradley County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 2021
Cause: COVID19
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 2021
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Sequatchie County Constable's Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Christopher Gibson
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 2, 2022
Cause: COVID19
Chief of Police Justin Clark McIntire
Brackenridge Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, January 2, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Stone County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Cause: Gunfire