1971 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 256
Total Deaths by Month
- January 19
- February 31
- March 16
- April 19
- May 19
- June 15
- July 14
- August 23
- September 27
- October 22
- November 22
- December 29
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 10
- Arizona 6
- California 27
- Colorado 2
- Connecticut 1
- Delaware 2
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 6
- Georgia 9
- Hawaii 2
- Idaho 2
- Illinois 8
- Indiana 4
- Iowa 2
- Kansas 1
- Kentucky 6
- Louisiana 1
- Maryland 5
- Massachusetts 3
- Michigan 16
- Minnesota 2
- Mississippi 3
- Missouri 8
- Nebraska 2
- New Hampshire 3
- New Jersey 8
- New Mexico 2
- New York 30
- North Carolina 4
- North Dakota 1
- Ohio 7
- Oklahoma 7
- Oregon 4
- Pennsylvania 7
- Puerto Rico 4
- Rhode Island 2
- South Carolina 3
- Tennessee 2
- Texas 20
- U.S. Government 7
- Utah 2
- Virgin Islands 2
- Virginia 4
- Washington 1
- West Virginia 1
- Wisconsin 2
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 254
- Female 2
Statistics
- Average age 36
- Average tour of duty 8 years, 1 month
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1
Wynnewood Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, January 4, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John James Burns
Rahway Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, January 8, 1971
Cause: Struck by train
Special Agent James Terry Abbott
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, US
EOW: Monday, January 11, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Danny Lee Watson
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, January 14, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William G. Wortmann
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Decatur Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, January 17, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Monday, January 18, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Monday, January 18, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Gerald "Jerry" Velotta
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 1971
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Delaware State Police, DE
EOW: Friday, January 22, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 22, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Southfield Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1971
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrol Officer Samuel Melvin Stephens
Pahokee Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, January 24, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant Joseph K. Siepak
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Roger Leslie Rosengren
Ramsey County Sheriff's Department, MN
EOW: Thursday, January 28, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, January 29, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, January 30, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert Wayne Lee
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Orange County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1971
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Daniel G. Ellis
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, February 3, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
St. Charles County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Thursday, February 4, 1971
Cause: Vehicular assault
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Friday, February 5, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Pierce City Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Edward Keith Henry
Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff David Leroy "Nick" Ford
Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 1971
Cause: Motorcycle crash
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 11, 1971
Cause: Aircraft accident
Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, MO
EOW: Thursday, February 11, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff George Alvis Robinson, Jr.
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, February 11, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Leeds Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, February 14, 1971
Cause: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, February 15, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William Don Reese
Dallas County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Monday, February 15, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Samuel Garcia Infante, Jr.
Dallas County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Monday, February 15, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Arthur James Robertson
Ellis County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, February 15, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper William James "Bill" Walker
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, February 19, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Marshal James E. "Red" Larimer
St. John Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John F. McEntee, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Joseph V. Kelly
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Jose L. Machin-Delgado
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman William Frank Chasteen
Greenville Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Beverage Enforcement Agent Arthur Burdette Dillard
Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, FL
EOW: Monday, February 22, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, February 23, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Clinton Monroe Boggs
Mount Airy Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, February 25, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
McLennan County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 3, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Robert J. McCarthy
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Thursday, March 4, 1971
Cause: Stabbed
Alexandria Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, March 8, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Oberlin Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Jimmie Don "Tiny" Ellison
Howard County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Colonel Juan B. Mercado-Vega
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Miguel A. Rosario-Rondon
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Melvin A. Galloway, Jr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, March 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Robert E. Kendrick
Alabama Department of Corrections, AL
EOW: Tuesday, March 23, 1971
Cause: Stabbed
Malone City Marshal's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, March 25, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Samuel Steven Kidwiler
Brunswick Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, March 28, 1971
Cause: Fall
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy U.S. Marshal Marcelo G. Moya
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy U.S. Marshal Hilton E. Schorre
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Edward O. Kanz
University of Washington Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Corrections Employee Robert Jefferson
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Thursday, April 1, 1971
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer Leonard A. Christiansen
Riverside Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, April 2, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Riverside Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, April 2, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Saturday, April 3, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, April 3, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Jerome Thurman Spybuck
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, April 3, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Genesee County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Tuesday, April 6, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, April 6, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, April 7, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Richard Robert Vandermate
Oshkosh Police Department, NE
EOW: Friday, April 9, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Auxiliary Trooper Ormand Franklin Watkins
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Sunday, April 11, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, April 11, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Military Police Officer Dexter Carleton Krulis
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Thursday, April 22, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Punny Arthur "Tex" Goyne
New Salem Police Department, ND
EOW: Thursday, April 22, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Asbury Park Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, April 24, 1971
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff William Chester Jackson
Trinity County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Theodore Turner
Kershaw County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Detective John W. Schaefer, Jr.
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, May 2, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John Joseph Winn
Lowell Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, May 3, 1971
Cause: Assault
Sergeant Donald Herbert Lansing
Monterey Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, May 4, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 5, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Raymond Stetson Oyler, Jr.
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, May 8, 1971
Cause: Vehicular assault
Mansfield Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, May 11, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Donald Perry Jensen
Davis County Sheriff's Office, UT
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Corrections Employee Kenneth E. Conant
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 19, 1971
Cause: Stabbed
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, May 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Joseph A. Piagentini
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, May 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, May 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Warwick Police Department, RI
EOW: Friday, May 21, 1971
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Gary David Saunders
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Kenneth Joseph Moraska
Norway Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, May 23, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, May 25, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant Walter A. Connell
Longview Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 27, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, June 3, 1971
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Montgomery County Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Tuesday, June 8, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Kinney County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, June 8, 1971
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Carl Peterson, Jr.
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, June 12, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Joseph Halbert Leavelle, Jr.
Eutaw Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1971
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Wiley Ashley Clark, III
Eutaw Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1971
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Special Agent Richard Frank Morello
California Department of Justice, CA
EOW: Monday, June 14, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, June 14, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Clayton Kirby Woods
Laurens County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, June 16, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Sunday, June 20, 1971
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Wilmington Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, June 24, 1971
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Richmond Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, June 25, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Saturday, June 26, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Lieutenant Claude Edward Moore
Council Bluffs Police Department, IA
EOW: Wednesday, June 30, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Rudel Albert Parrott
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Thursday, July 1, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Jacksonville Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, July 4, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Clark Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, July 4, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Assistant Chief of Police Drexel Rushing
Luverne Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, July 8, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Ozark Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, July 11, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy U.S. Marshal Henry C. Dale
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Thursday, July 15, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Amos Alton Faulkner, Jr.
Hopkinsville Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Leo G Davis
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Wednesday, July 21, 1971
Cause: Stabbed
Supervisor Samuel Anderson Pickels
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Friday, July 23, 1971
Cause: Assault
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, July 24, 1971
Cause: Stabbed
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Sunday, July 25, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police D. Raleigh Clarke
Millry Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, July 30, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, July 30, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman George W. Greene, Jr.
Valdosta Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, August 2, 1971
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 1971
Cause: Drowned
Clarkesville Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1971
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Clarkesville Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1971
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, August 6, 1971
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Irwin Francis "Irv" Hayden
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, August 10, 1971
Cause: Aircraft accident
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Friday, August 13, 1971
Cause: Aircraft accident
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, August 13, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Lieutenant William Louis Skinner
Jackson Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, August 19, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, August 20, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman John William Sartain
Corpus Christi Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, August 20, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Ocean View Police Department, DE
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Ken Wright, Sr.
Bradley County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, August 22, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, August 23, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police David John Lake
Ocean Grove Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, August 23, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Frederick D. Hunter, Jr.
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, August 26, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 26, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 29, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Barry J. Hoffman
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Monday, August 30, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Alonzo Marshall, Jr.
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, September 1, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, September 2, 1971
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, September 3, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Wildlife Officer Dewie Henson McCall
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, NC
EOW: Sunday, September 5, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Charles Richard Norred
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, September 8, 1971
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Chief of Police Kenneth D. Lindley
Prescott Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, September 10, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer William E. Quinn
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Saturday, September 11, 1971
Cause: Assault
Corrections Officer Robert Charles Prescott
Rockingham County Department of Corrections, NH
EOW: Sunday, September 12, 1971
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Richard J. Lewis
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Monday, September 13, 1971
Cause: Assault
Correctional Officer John D'Arcangelo, Jr.
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Monday, September 13, 1971
Cause: Assault
Corrections Sergeant Edward T. Cunningham
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Monday, September 13, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Carl W. Valone
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Monday, September 13, 1971
Cause: Assault
Correctional Officer Ronald D. Werner
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Monday, September 13, 1971
Cause: Assault
Corrections Employee Ronald L. Turner
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Thursday, September 16, 1971
Cause: Stabbed
Edison Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, September 16, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Clarkstown Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, September 16, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Friday, September 17, 1971
Cause: Aircraft accident
Major Robert Alexander Arrington
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Friday, September 17, 1971
Cause: Aircraft accident
Plainfield Police Division, NJ
EOW: Saturday, September 18, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Larry Wayne Berkshire
Litchfield Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, September 22, 1971
Cause: Animal related
Deputy U.S. Marshal Norman E. Sheriff
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Friday, September 24, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Game Technician Neil L. LaFave
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, WI
EOW: Friday, September 24, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, September 25, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy U.S. Marshal Andrew Boehnlein
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Sunday, September 26, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, September 27, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Sheriff Douglas William Kuebel
Kendall County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, September 28, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Raymond Garcia
Vernonia Police Department, OR
EOW: Friday, October 1, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, October 2, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Conservation Officer James Clark
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, NH
EOW: Monday, October 4, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff William Thomas Land
Durham County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Tuesday, October 5, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Henry Anthony Acuna
Montebello Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, October 6, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
City Warden Clyde Sherman McGee
Lutesville Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, October 6, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, October 7, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Harrison William "Red" Whalen
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Saturday, October 9, 1971
Cause: Assault
Game Warden Glenn Curtis Tullos
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, MS
EOW: Monday, October 11, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Wheeling Police Department, WV
EOW: Monday, October 11, 1971
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Oxnard Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, October 12, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert Wayne Evans
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, October 14, 1971
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Chief of Police Stewart S Stringfellow
Spencer Police Department, NE
EOW: Saturday, October 16, 1971
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Ronald D. Seymore
Bellefonte Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, October 19, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Santa Clara Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, October 20, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, October 22, 1971
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, October 25, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Tuesday, October 26, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Acting Chief Armand J. Roussel
Nashua Police Department, NH
EOW: Wednesday, October 27, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, October 28, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Friday, October 29, 1971
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff William Randall "Buddy" Steedley, Sr.
Charlton County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Monday, November 1, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, November 3, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Investigator Carl L. Clingerman
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 3, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 3, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Curtis Avery Van Derson
Creswell Police Department, OR
EOW: Friday, November 5, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Monday, November 8, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Paul G. DuPlanty
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, November 9, 1971
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Officer Johnnie Tillman Hartwell
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, November 10, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Highland Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, November 12, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Josephine County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Wednesday, November 17, 1971
Cause: Aircraft accident
Josephine County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Wednesday, November 17, 1971
Cause: Aircraft accident
Deputy Sheriff Arturo Sanchez Balboa
Maverick County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, November 17, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Lewiston Police Department, ID
EOW: Thursday, November 18, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Gene A. Clifton
Palo Alto Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, November 19, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Gulfport Police Department, MS
EOW: Sunday, November 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Monday, November 22, 1971
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Monday, November 22, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Patrick Joseph O'Connor
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 24, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Edward C. Stevens
Albany Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, November 26, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Benjamin N. Kealoha, Jr.
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Saturday, November 27, 1971
Cause: Motorcycle crash
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Monday, November 29, 1971
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Sergeant Michael F. McNeil, Jr.
Albany Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, November 29, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
District Attorney Victor C. Breen
New Mexico District Attorney's Office, NM
EOW: Wednesday, December 1, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Leroy Hugh Imus
Sterling Heights Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, December 2, 1971
Cause: Vehicular assault
Naples Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, December 3, 1971
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Chief of Police William J. Philpot
Orofino Police Department, ID
EOW: Friday, December 3, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Jerry Wayne Morris
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, December 4, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Michael Lee Farnsworth
Davenport Police Department, IA
EOW: Sunday, December 5, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Calvert County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Sunday, December 5, 1971
Cause: Automobile crash
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Monday, December 6, 1971
Cause: Struck by train
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1971
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Harry Leslie Potter
Beaver County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1971
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Thursday, December 9, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Claude Ronald Beck
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, December 10, 1971
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Leslie Paul Schellbach
Lincoln Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Friday, December 17, 1971
Cause: Electrocuted
Brooklyn Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, December 18, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper William Harrel Barrett
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Sunday, December 19, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 20, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Captain Christopher Feeney
Warwick Police Department, RI
EOW: Monday, December 20, 1971
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Hopewell Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, December 23, 1971
Cause: Heart attack
Mineral Wells Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, December 24, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Game Warden Melvin Lewis Garrison, Jr.
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, OK
EOW: Monday, December 27, 1971
Cause: Drowned
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, December 29, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Johnny Edward Mitchell
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, December 31, 1971
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer William Schmedding, Jr.
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, December 31, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
