Officers Killed on This Day in History

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Total Line of Duty Deaths: 109

  • Animal related 1
  • Assault 2
  • Automobile crash 8
  • COVID19 2
  • Duty related illness 1
  • Explosion 1
  • Fall 1
  • Fire 1
  • Gunfire 58
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 6
  • Heart attack 6
  • Motorcycle crash 5
  • Stabbed 4
  • Struck by vehicle 7
  • Vehicle pursuit 3
  • Vehicular assault 3

Total Deaths by State

  • Alabama 2
  • Alaska 1
  • Arkansas 5
  • California 6
  • Connecticut 1
  • Florida 7
  • Georgia 6
  • Idaho 1
  • Illinois 2
  • Indiana 3
  • Iowa 1
  • Kentucky 7
  • Louisiana 3
  • Maryland 1
  • Massachusetts 2
  • Michigan 1
  • Mississippi 3
  • Missouri 2
  • Montana 1
  • New Jersey 2
  • New York 3
  • North Carolina 4
  • North Dakota 1
  • Ohio 5
  • Oklahoma 3
  • Oregon 1
  • Pennsylvania 9
  • Puerto Rico 2
  • Railroad Police 1
  • South Carolina 3
  • Tennessee 4
  • Texas 9
  • U.S. Government 6
  • Utah 1
Deputy Sheriff John Green | United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, U.S. Government
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, U.S. Government

Deputy Sheriff John Green

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, US

EOW: Wednesday, December 25, 1878

Cause: Gunfire

Investigator William Edward Smith | United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, U.S. Government
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, U.S. Government

Investigator William Edward Smith

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, US

EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1937

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Game Warden Lon W. Boring | Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife, Ohio
Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife, Ohio

Game Warden Lon W. Boring

Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife, OH

EOW: Monday, December 25, 1950

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Joseph Pych | Enfield Police Department, Connecticut
Enfield Police Department, Connecticut

Patrolman Joseph Pych

Enfield Police Department, CT

EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1954

Cause: Automobile crash