2021 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 172
Total Deaths by Month
- January 50
- February 34
- March 22
- April 20
- May 21
- June 14
- July 11
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 2
- Arizona 5
- Arkansas 1
- California 15
- Colorado 4
- Delaware 1
- Florida 10
- Georgia 13
- Illinois 4
- Indiana 3
- Iowa 3
- Kansas 1
- Louisiana 3
- Maryland 1
- Massachusetts 2
- Michigan 1
- Minnesota 2
- Mississippi 3
- Missouri 1
- Nevada 1
- New Jersey 1
- New Mexico 2
- New York 5
- North Carolina 8
- North Dakota 1
- Ohio 3
- Oklahoma 3
- Oregon 2
- Pennsylvania 4
- Puerto Rico 6
- South Carolina 5
- Tennessee 4
- Texas 27
- Tribal Police 2
- U.S. Government 17
- Utah 1
- Virginia 2
- Washington 3
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 158
- Female 13
- Male 1
Statistics
- Average age 48
- Average tour of duty 18 years, 4 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 12
North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety, SC
EOW: Friday, January 1, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 2021
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Howell
Henry County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, January 3, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 3, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Jonathan David Price
Marion County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash
Kalispel Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Cause: Heart attack
United States Capitol Police, US
EOW: Thursday, January 7, 2021
Cause: Duty related illness
Henry County Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, January 7, 2021
Cause: COVID19
First Sergeant Timothy Lee Howell
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Thursday, January 7, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Lieutenant William Lyle Gardner
Denver City Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 7, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Conservation Officer Steven Reighard
Iowa Department of Natural Resources, IA
EOW: Friday, January 8, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Arturo Villegas
Alamo Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, January 10, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Chandler Police Department, AZ
EOW: Monday, January 11, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Master Corporal Brian Roy LaVigne
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, January 11, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, January 11, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Carolina Municipal Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, January 11, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Agent Eliezer Hernández-Cartagena
Carolina Municipal Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, January 11, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Melton "Fox" Gore
Horry County Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Sergeant Frederick H. "Butch" Cameron
Fairfax County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Detective Sergeant Stephen R. Desfosses
Norton Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Newark Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Chief of Police Tony M. Jordan
Middleburg Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Joseph Henry Montgomery
Arizona State University Police Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, January 14, 2021
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Greenbelt Police Department, MD
EOW: Thursday, January 14, 2021
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Henderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 14, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Friday, January 15, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Corrections Officer IV Alfred Jimenez
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Friday, January 15, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Jerry Steven Hemphill
Lanier Technical College Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, January 16, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Sergeant Edward John Marcurella, Jr.
Colleton County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, January 16, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Garden Grove Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, January 17, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Corrections Officer Joseph A. Martini
Ulster County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Sunday, January 17, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Monday, January 18, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Court Bailiff Gerald "Bear" Smith
Pahrump Justice Court, NV
EOW: Monday, January 18, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Brandon M. Stalker
Toledo Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, January 18, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, January 18, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Jacinto R. Navarro, Jr.
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Cause: COVID19
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Cause: COVID19
California Department of Developmental Services - Office of Protective Services, CA
EOW: Friday, January 22, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Special Agent Wayne Douglas Snyder
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Saturday, January 23, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Lieutenant Juan Rafael Rivera-Padua
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, January 23, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Captain Michael D'Angelo Garigan
Gordon County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, January 24, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff II Frank Gonzalez Holguin, III
Tulare County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Auxiliary Sergeant Louis M. Livatino
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Director of Field Operations Beverly Good
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: Thursday, January 28, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Union County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Thursday, January 28, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Berry College Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, January 29, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Special Agent Robert Allan Mayer, Jr.
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Professional Responsibility, US
EOW: Saturday, January 30, 2021
Cause: COVID19
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, January 31, 2021
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Special Agent Jimmie John Daniels
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Monday, February 1, 2021
Cause: Training accident
Correctional Officer Juan Llanes
Miami-Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, FL
EOW: Monday, February 1, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Monday, February 1, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Hancock County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Monday, February 1, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Laura Ann Schwartzenberger
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Detention Officer Robert Perez
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Jack Edward Gwynes
Nassau County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Lieutenant III Anthony Lynn Hardie
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Saturday, February 6, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Detective Pedro Junior "Pete" Mejia
Pasadena Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 6, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Officer Cesar Dangaran Sibonga
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: Sunday, February 7, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Cambria County Sheriff's Office, PA
EOW: Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Corrections Officer IV Vicky James
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Investigator Eddie B. Hutchison, III
Walker County Criminal District Attorney's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Special Deputy Marshal Hugh Boyd Bennett
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Chief of Police Timothy John Sheehan
California Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, February 11, 2021
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Donald Raymond Gilreath, III
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Friday, February 12, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Mitchell Aaron Penton
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 13, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: Monday, February 15, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Corrections Officer IV Tawiwo Obele
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Major Esteban "Stevie" Ramirez, III
Bell County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Constable Manuel Phillipe De La Rosa
Hays County Constable's Office - Precinct 2, TX
EOW: Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Fresno Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Horacio Dominguez
Miccosukee Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Sunday, February 21, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Sunday, February 21, 2021
Cause: Stabbed
Natural Resources Officer Jason Lagore
Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of State Parks and Watercraft, OH
EOW: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Cause: Duty related illness
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Parole Division, TX
EOW: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Cause: COVID19
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Albanese
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Reserve Deputy Constable Martinus Mitchum
Second City Court of New Orleans Constable's Office, LA
EOW: Friday, February 26, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Dominic Jared Winum
Stanley Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, February 26, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Captain Justin Williams Bedwell
Decatur County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Monday, March 1, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer II Jose Luis Anzora
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Corrections Officer III Tracey Adams
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Saturday, March 6, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Officer Crispin San Juan San Jose
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Tampa Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Barry Edwin Henderson
Polk County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Stanley "Allen" Burdic
Douglas County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Thursday, March 11, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Heights Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, March 12, 2021
Cause: Assault
Border Patrol Agent Alejandro Flores-Bañuelos
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Monday, March 15, 2021
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Orlando Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, March 15, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Northampton County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, March 18, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Bernice Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, March 20, 2021
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Eric Huston Talley
Boulder Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, March 22, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Fred Alan Posavetz
Clinton Township Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, March 22, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer Robert McFarland
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Cause: Assault
Senior Master Trooper Todd A. Hanneken
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Thursday, March 25, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash
Washington County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, March 25, 2021
Cause: Assault
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Friday, March 26, 2021
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, March 27, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, March 28, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Deputy Sheriff James Driver
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Monday, March 29, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash
Corrections Officer Luis Arturo Hernandez, Sr.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Cause: COVID19
United States Capitol Police, US
EOW: Friday, April 2, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault
Hometown Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, April 3, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Brent Nelson Hall
Newton Grove Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, April 3, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Brandon Gore
Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, April 3, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Wilson Knight
Bibb County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Patrick Barnes
Jefferson Davis County Sheriff's Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, April 10, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Carlos Antonio Hernandez
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, April 11, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Border Patrol Agent Christopher Shane Simpkins
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Monday, April 12, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Detention Deputy Mark Edward Anderson
Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Thursday, April 15, 2021
Cause: Heart attack
Corrections Officer Jimmy Garcia
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Thursday, April 15, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Lexington Police Department, NC
EOW: Sunday, April 18, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Madison County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Alexander Gwosdz
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, April 22, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Anastasio Tsakos
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault
Watauga County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Watauga County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Christopher Farrar
Chandler Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, April 30, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault
Detention Services Officer Michael Wall
Los Angeles County Probation Department, CA
EOW: Friday, April 30, 2021
Cause: Heart attack
Border Patrol Agent Freddie Vasquez
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Saturday, May 8, 2021
Cause: COVID19
San Luis Obispo Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, May 10, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Samuel Alexander Leonard
Concho County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, May 10, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Denver Sheriff's Department, CO
EOW: Sunday, May 16, 2021
Cause: COVID19
West Fargo Police Department, ND
EOW: Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Cause: Heart attack
Superintendent Scott D. "Slip" Mahoney
Delaware County Bureau of Park Police and Fire Safety, PA
EOW: Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Champaign Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Nogales Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, May 21, 2021
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Artesia Police Department, NM
EOW: Friday, May 21, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Christopher Scott "Scotty" Triplett
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 2021
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Detective Stephen Christopher Arnold
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Sunday, May 23, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Conservation Officer Sarah Ann Backer-Grell
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division, MN
EOW: Monday, May 24, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Daniel "Duke" Trujillo
Denver Sheriff's Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, MS
EOW: Friday, May 28, 2021
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Border Patrol Agent Juan Manuel Urrutia
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, May 28, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Dustin Kyle Speckels
Hays County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, May 30, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Ginarro Allen New
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Monday, May 31, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Monday, May 31, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, June 4, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, June 4, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Enmanuel Familia
Worcester Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, June 4, 2021
Cause: Drowned
Deputy Sheriff William H. Smith
Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Sunday, June 6, 2021
Cause: Drowned
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, June 10, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Alexandra Brenneman Harris
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, June 13, 2021
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Monday, June 14, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Joseph William Burson
Holly Springs Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault
Correctional Officer Gabriel Forrest
Washington State Department of Corrections, WA
EOW: Thursday, June 17, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Lewis Franklin Cantey
Grand River Dam Authority Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, June 18, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Lieutenant Clinton Joseph Ventrca
Corinth Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, June 20, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Arvada Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, June 21, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Pea Ridge Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, June 26, 2021
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Anthony Redondo
Imperial County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Saturday, June 26, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Thursday, July 1, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Terre Haute Police Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William Earl Collins, Jr.
Doyline Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, July 9, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Joshua Blake Bartlett
Lubbock County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, July 15, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Juan Alfonso "John" Delgado
Bay City Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, July 15, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Tom Larry Hoobler
Childress County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, July 17, 2021
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Ray W. McCrary, Jr.
Shelby County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Cause: COVID19
St. George Police Department, UT
EOW: Thursday, July 22, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Kern County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Sunday, July 25, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Indian River County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Cause: Training accident
