Total Line of Duty Deaths: 60
- Accidental 2
- Aircraft accident 2
- Assault 3
- Automobile crash 4
- Duty related illness 1
- Gunfire 28
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 3
- Heart attack 2
- Motorcycle crash 5
- Struck by vehicle 3
- Training accident 1
- Vehicle pursuit 3
- Vehicular assault 3
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 3
- Arizona 1
- California 6
- Colorado 1
- Connecticut 1
- Florida 1
- Georgia 2
- Illinois 1
- Indiana 4
- Kentucky 1
- Louisiana 1
- Maine 1
- Maryland 1
- Michigan 3
- Minnesota 1
- Missouri 1
- Nevada 1
- New Jersey 4
- New Mexico 1
- New York 3
- North Carolina 3
- North Dakota 1
- Ohio 2
- Oklahoma 1
- Pennsylvania 4
- Texas 3
- U.S. Government 1
- Virginia 1
- Washington 3
- West Virginia 1
- Wisconsin 2
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1850
Cause: Gunfire
Nueces County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1860
Cause: Gunfire
New York Metropolitan Police Force, NY
EOW: Tuesday, August 15, 1865
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy U.S. Marshal Zebulon R. Whitt
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1895
Cause: Gunfire
Dunmore Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1900
Cause: Gunfire
Haverstraw Village Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, August 15, 1905
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Clarence Shockley
Niles City Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1907
Cause: Gunfire
Town Marshal William Henry Newberry
Jakin Marshal's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, August 15, 1911
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police William R. White
Williamston Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, August 15, 1911
Cause: Gunfire
Trenton Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1917
Cause: Gunfire
Colerain Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1918
Cause: Gunfire
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1918
Cause: Gunfire
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Tuesday, August 15, 1922
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1923
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Frank Milanoski
St. Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, August 15, 1924
Cause: Assault
Winston-Salem Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1927
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Wausau Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1928
Cause: Accidental
Patrolman Michael Thomas Connolly
Portland Police Department, ME
EOW: Friday, August 15, 1930
Cause: Assault
Deputy Sheriff Oza Bentle Moore
Lewis County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1931
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Hillside Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1932
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Wasco Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1936
Cause: Gunfire
New Haven Police Department, CT
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1938
Cause: Gunfire
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1940
Cause: Accidental
Clarksburg Police Department, WV
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1949
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Albuquerque Police Department, NM
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1951
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Major George W. Harrelson
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Friday, August 15, 1952
Cause: Automobile crash
Devils Lake Police Department, ND
EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1953
Cause: Heart attack
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Assistant Chief Nelson Avery Tillett
Kill Devil Hills Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1963
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Constable Richard LaVerne Teske
Clayton Village Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1964
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Richard R. LeFebvre
Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 15, 1965
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Henrico County Police Department, VA
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1966
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Ricktor A. Gutowsky
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1968
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Milton I. Spell
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Control Officer Joseph B. Modlin
Washington State Patrol, WA
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Helicopter Pilot Gary Anthony Nelson
Anaheim Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, August 15, 1975
Cause: Aircraft accident
Bloomington Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, August 15, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal Leo Michael Koscelnick
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Eloy Flores Gonzales
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Inspector James Olen Randolph, Jr.
Inyo County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Patrolman Jack William Osborne
Seymour Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Corporal George Washington Gross, Jr.
Port Isabel Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, August 15, 1986
Cause: Automobile crash
Colorado Department of Corrections, CO
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1994
Cause: Training accident
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, August 15, 1995
Cause: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Allen County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Friday, August 15, 1997
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Richard Eugene Perkins
Bishop Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Verlon LeMaster, Jr.
Grant Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, August 15, 2003
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant LeRoy Henry Nennig, Jr.
Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, August 15, 2004
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Sergeant Ronald Hamlin Harrison
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Cause: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Cause: Gunfire
Ellensburg Police Department, WA
EOW: Friday, August 15, 2008
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Jonathan R. Long
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 2013
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Carson City Sheriff's Office, NV
EOW: Saturday, August 15, 2015
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Trey Brenon Pritchard
Sapulpa Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, August 15, 2015
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Lawrence Michael Craig
Carteret Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, August 15, 2016
Cause: Heart attack