Total Line of Duty Deaths: 83
- 9/11 related illness 2
- Animal related 1
- Assault 4
- Automobile crash 4
- Drowned 1
- Fall 1
- Gunfire 50
- Heart attack 1
- Motorcycle crash 4
- Stabbed 4
- Struck by vehicle 5
- Vehicle pursuit 3
- Vehicular assault 3
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 4
- Alaska 1
- Arizona 2
- Arkansas 1
- California 8
- Colorado 1
- District of Columbia 2
- Florida 6
- Georgia 2
- Illinois 3
- Indiana 2
- Louisiana 2
- Maine 1
- Maryland 1
- Massachusetts 5
- Michigan 3
- Mississippi 1
- Missouri 1
- New York 3
- North Carolina 4
- Ohio 4
- Oklahoma 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Puerto Rico 5
- South Carolina 2
- Tennessee 6
- Texas 5
- U.S. Government 4
- Virginia 1
- Wisconsin 1
Custom House Officer Daniel Miller
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Monday, January 1, 1810
Cause: Gunfire
Montgomery County Constable's Office, AL
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1829
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff Frederick Irvin
Henry County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, January 1, 1866
Cause: Gunfire
Knoxville Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1868
Cause: Gunfire
Town Marshal James W. Williams
Orlando Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 1876
Cause: Gunfire
Young County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 1882
Cause: Gunfire
Bisbee Police Department, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1890
Cause: Gunfire
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 1895
Cause: Animal related
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Friday, January 1, 1904
Cause: Gunfire
Rural Police Officer Sampson Elisha Cole
Mecklenburg County Police Department, NC
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 1905
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Orlando Lee Jarnigan
Knoxville Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1908
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William "Bill" Hudson
Ocala Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1908
Cause: Gunfire
Crossing Policeman Eugene Calvin Smith
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 1910
Cause: Fall
Patrolman William A. Patterson
Alabama City Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, January 1, 1912
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1919
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 1921
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Sapulpa Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, January 1, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William Henry O'Berry
Pasco County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, January 1, 1926
Cause: Gunfire
Charlotte Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 1927
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Griffin Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 1928
Cause: Gunfire
Northport Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 1929
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Policeman Antonio Mojica-Vazquez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1930
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Ewart W. Sanders
Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 1933
Cause: Gunfire
Costilla County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Monday, January 1, 1934
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Lawrence Boyd Leis
Beaver Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 1935
Cause: Gunfire
Hamilton Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 1935
Cause: Gunfire
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 1935
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Henry F. "Dinty" Moore
San Bernardino Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, January 1, 1937
Cause: Struck by vehicle
South Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Friday, January 1, 1937
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Charlton County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 1938
Cause: Assault
Chief of Police John Albert Rape
Huntersville Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 1938
Cause: Gunfire
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 1938
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Constable Hilliard Hall
Franklin County Constable's Office, MS
EOW: Monday, January 1, 1940
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, January 1, 1940
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Investigator Norval Lee DeArmond
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, US
EOW: Monday, January 1, 1940
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Correctional Officer Howard V. Murphy
Massachusetts Department of Correction, MA
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1942
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer George Landry
Massachusetts Department of Correction, MA
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1942
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Franklin L. Weston
Massachusetts Department of Correction, MA
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1942
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer Chaney T. Boles
Marion Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, January 1, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Special Police Officer George Edward Hicks
Miami Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, January 1, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Francisco Rios-Morales
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 1946
Cause: Gunfire
Richmond Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 1946
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Lieutenant Oscar F. Deubler
Little Rock Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1947
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Russell Snow Masters
Pickens County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Friday, January 1, 1954
Cause: Gunfire
Conservation Officer James Dallas Pitzer
Indiana Department of Conservation, IN
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 1961
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Lyle Wayne Larrabee
Palm Springs Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, January 1, 1962
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Amarillo Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1964
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Ralph Augustus Chase
Gardiner Police Department, ME
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 1966
Cause: Assault
Battle Creek City Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 1967
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Dean Ray Foster
Eaton County Sheriff's Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 1967
Cause: Gunfire
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Constable Michael Donald Chihil
Newbury Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 1972
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Carrol Vinson Copeland
Wheeler County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, January 1, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Gary Orville Elkins
Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer James Gatzounas
Holyoke Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 1977
Cause: Assault
Policeman Carlos A. Velasquez-Colon
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 1985
Cause: Gunfire
Auburn Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1986
Cause: Automobile crash
Constable Dan Stanley Mitchell
Broomfield Township Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 1989
Cause: Heart attack
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1992
Cause: Assault
Patrol Officer John Kevin Lamm
Fairbanks Police Department, AK
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1998
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer II Steven Gerald Gajda
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1998
Cause: Gunfire
Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Monday, January 1, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 2006
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Maryland Transportation Authority Police, MD
EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Maylond Thompson Bishop, Jr.
Guntersville Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, January 1, 2010
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Michelle Hopper
Clark County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 2011
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Abimael Castro-Berrocales
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Park Ranger Margaret A. Anderson
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Cynthia S. Shelto-Sands
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, January 1, 2018
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Cause: 9/11 related illness
North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety, SC
EOW: Friday, January 1, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash