ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,743 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.
25 Most Recent Additions
- Assault 3
- Automobile crash 1
- COVID19 1
- Duty related illness 14
- Gunfire 5
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
Total Deaths by State
- Arizona 1
- California 13
- District of Columbia 1
- Louisiana 1
- Massachusetts 1
- Michigan 1
- North Carolina 3
- Pennsylvania 2
- Texas 1
- U.S. Government 1
Cambridge Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, December 30, 1920
Cause: Duty related illness
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, May 7, 1935
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Tucson Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, November 26, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Rutherford County Constable's Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, November 27, 1935
Cause: Automobile crash
Sheriff William Thomas Moseley
Kleberg County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, February 2, 1940
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Albert Sydney Moore
United States Department of Defense - Norfolk Naval Shipyard Police Department, US
EOW: Friday, November 14, 1930
Cause: Assault
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, February 5, 1919
Cause: Duty related illness
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, October 23, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Policeman Lester Earl Trebilcock
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, November 20, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Policeman Joseph Henry Matlock
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 26, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, December 9, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Policeman John Celestine Clifford
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, October 14, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, January 12, 1919
Cause: Duty related illness
Policeman Charles William Stone
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, November 7, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 2, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, January 5, 1919
Cause: Duty related illness
Policeman George Albert Nelson
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, November 15, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Policeman David Chester Towels
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 23, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Superintendent Reddin Allen Smith
Pitt County Convict Camp, NC
EOW: Thursday, March 2, 1916
Cause: Gunfire
Superintendent Joseph Claudius McLawhorn
Pitt County Convict Camp, NC
EOW: Friday, February 18, 1916
Cause: Assault
Constable Alfred Edwin Kelly Karlton
Tangipahoa Parish Constable's Office, LA
EOW: Friday, March 23, 1917
Cause: Gunfire
Constable Oliver Perry Mitchell
Fresno County Constable's Office - Laton Judicial District, CA
EOW: Saturday, April 29, 1950
Cause: Assault
Night Marshal William Clark Kemp
Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, October 25, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness