2017 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 122
Total Deaths by Month
- January 15
- February 11
- March 9
- April 10
- May 11
- June 11
- July 6
- August 14
- September 12
- October 11
- November 8
- December 4
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 1
- Arizona 1
- Arkansas 3
- California 7
- Delaware 4
- Florida 9
- Georgia 6
- Illinois 4
- Indiana 1
- Iowa 1
- Kentucky 1
- Louisiana 5
- Maine 1
- Maryland 2
- Michigan 3
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 2
- Missouri 2
- Montana 1
- Nevada 2
- New Mexico 1
- New York 9
- North Carolina 5
- North Dakota 1
- Ohio 3
- Oklahoma 4
- Pennsylvania 2
- Puerto Rico 5
- South Carolina 4
- Tennessee 2
- Texas 14
- Tribal Police 3
- U.S. Government 4
- Virginia 4
- Washington 1
- West Virginia 1
- Wisconsin 2
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 113
- Female 9
Statistics
- Average age 42
- Average tour of duty 13 years, 3 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 22
North Las Vegas Police Department, NV
EOW: Saturday, January 7, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK
EOW: Saturday, January 7, 2017
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy First Class Norman Lewis
Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, January 9, 2017
Cause: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Kalama Police Department, WA
EOW: Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Cause: Duty related illness
Sheriff Stephen Lawrence Ackerman
Lea County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Little Elm Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Colt Eugene Allery
Rolette County Sheriff's Office, ND
EOW: Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Raymond Murrell
Bloomingdale Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, January 19, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Redwood City Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, January 20, 2017
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Michael D. Louviere
Westwego Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, January 20, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer David J. Fahey, Jr.
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Nathan B. Graves
Sac and Fox Nation Police Department, TR
EOW: Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, January 30, 2017
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Delaware Department of Correction, DE
EOW: Thursday, February 2, 2017
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Eric Wayne Mumaw
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, February 2, 2017
Cause: Drowned
Sergeant Gregory Michael Meagher
Richmond County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, February 5, 2017
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Special Agent David John Hoefler
United States Department of Transportation - Office of Inspector General, US
EOW: Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Cause: Heart attack
Goldsboro Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, February 16, 2017
Cause: Heart attack
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Friday, February 17, 2017
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Keith Wayne Boyer
Whittier Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, February 20, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Michael Robert Foley
Alameda County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 23, 2017
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, February 25, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Kevin Michael Haverly
Greene County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Curtis Allen Bartlett
Carroll County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Thursday, March 9, 2017
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Houston James Largo
Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR
EOW: Sunday, March 12, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, March 12, 2017
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Monday, March 13, 2017
Cause: 9/11 related illness
East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, March 18, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Everest Metropolitan Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Omaha Nation Law Enforcement Services, TR
EOW: Sunday, March 26, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Justin M. Terney
Tecumseh Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, March 27, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Nicholas Aniceto Rodman
Louisville Metro Police Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Assistant Chief Deputy Clinton Greenwood
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, TX
EOW: Monday, April 3, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Master Sergeant Carl T. Cosper
Barry County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Friday, April 7, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Monday, April 10, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper Anthony J. Borostowski
Wisconsin State Patrol, WI
EOW: Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Master Police Officer Jason G. Harris
Spartanburg Police Department, SC
EOW: Thursday, April 13, 2017
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Logan County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Agent Benjamín De los Santos-Barbosa
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Prisons, NC
EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Cause: Assault
Deputy Sheriff Justin L. Beard
Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Sunday, April 30, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office, IA
EOW: Monday, May 1, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Maury County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, May 6, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Norton Shores Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Lieutenant Kevin Clyde Mainhart
Yell County Sheriff's Department, AR
EOW: Thursday, May 11, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Steven Eric DiSario
Kirkersville Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, May 12, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 13, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Broadwater County Sheriff's Office, MT
EOW: Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Border Patrol Agent Isaac Morales
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Cause: Stabbed
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Saturday, May 27, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Michael T. Walter
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, May 27, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Bluefield Police Department, WV
EOW: Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Anderson County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Thursday, June 1, 2017
Cause: Boating accident
Officer Joshua Sanchez Montaad
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement, FL
EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Nathan Michael Desjardins
Fryeburg Police Department, ME
EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Cause: Boating accident
Corrections Officer Shana Tedder
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TX
EOW: Friday, June 9, 2017
Cause: Heart attack
Lieutenant Patrick Weatherford
Newport Police Department, AR
EOW: Monday, June 12, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Master Sergeant William Trampas Bishop
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Saturday, June 17, 2017
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Correctional Officer Joe William Heddy, Jr.
Escambia County Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Saturday, June 17, 2017
Cause: Heart attack
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Miguel I. Moreno
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, June 30, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert J. Johnson
Northville Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Cause: Struck by vehicle
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Michael Paul Stewart, III
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Friday, July 14, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Monday, July 24, 2017
Cause: Vehicular assault
Southport Police Department, IN
EOW: Thursday, July 27, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Yoakum County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, August 5, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Gary Lee Michael, Jr.
Clinton Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, August 6, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Abilene Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, August 6, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
West Texas A&M University Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Cause: Animal related
Lieutenant Pilot Henry John "Jay" Cullen, III
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, August 12, 2017
Cause: Aircraft accident
Trooper Pilot Berke M. M. Bates
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, August 12, 2017
Cause: Aircraft accident
Quitman County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Sunday, August 13, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer David Torres-Chaparro
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR
EOW: Thursday, August 17, 2017
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Matthew Scott Baxter
Kissimmee Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, August 18, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Richard Samuel Howard
Kissimmee Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, August 19, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Lake County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Cause: Heart attack
Drew County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Thursday, August 24, 2017
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, August 27, 2017
Cause: Drowned
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Dover Police Department, DE
EOW: Friday, September 1, 2017
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Bernie Domagala
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Tarrant County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, TX
EOW: Thursday, September 7, 2017
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer William Mathews
Wayzata Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, September 8, 2017
Cause: Vehicular assault
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Sunday, September 10, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Hardee County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, September 10, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, September 11, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Elias Martinez, Jr.
Metropolitan Transit Authority Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, September 17, 2017
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, September 21, 2017
Cause: Drowned
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, September 21, 2017
Cause: Drowned
Polk County Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, September 29, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal Michael Paul Middlebrook
Lafayette Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, October 1, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Charleston V. Hartfield
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Sunday, October 1, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Floyd East, Jr.
Texas Tech University Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, October 9, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Michael Shannon Robinson
Christiana Care Health System Department of Public Safety, DE
EOW: Thursday, October 12, 2017
Cause: Heart attack
Correctional Officer Justin James Smith
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Prisons, NC
EOW: Thursday, October 12, 2017
Cause: Assault
Correction Enterprises Manager Veronica Darden
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Prisons, NC
EOW: Thursday, October 12, 2017
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Marcus Anthony McNeil
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, October 13, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Craig E. Lehner
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, October 13, 2017
Cause: Drowned
Girard Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, October 21, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Daniel Keith Rebman, Jr.
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Wendy Shannon
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Prisons, NC
EOW: Monday, October 30, 2017
Cause: Assault
Deputy Sheriff James Martin Wallace
Richmond County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Thursday, November 2, 2017
Cause: Heart attack
Senior Trooper Thomas Patrick Nipper
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Saturday, November 4, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
Rockford Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, November 5, 2017
Cause: Vehicular assault
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Thursday, November 16, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Brian David Shaw
New Kensington Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, November 17, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Sunday, November 19, 2017
Cause: Unidentified
Oakland County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Thursday, November 23, 2017
Cause: Vehicular assault
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Thursday, November 23, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Kenneth Copeland
San Marcos Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, December 4, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Sander Cohen
Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, MD
EOW: Friday, December 8, 2017
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Johnston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, December 8, 2017
Cause: Automobile crash
El Mirage Police Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Cause: Heart attack
Houston County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Cause: Gunfire (Accidental)
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Cause: Heat exhaustion
Forest Preserves of Cook County Department of Law Enforcement, IL
EOW: Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Cause: Heat exhaustion
Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake, UT
EOW: Thursday, July 6, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
