Total Line of Duty Deaths: 64
- 9/11 related illness 1
- Assault 4
- Automobile crash 8
- COVID19 1
- Electrocuted 1
- Gunfire 30
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 2
- Heart attack 2
- Motorcycle crash 6
- Stabbed 2
- Struck by train 2
- Struck by vehicle 1
- Train accident 1
- Vehicle pursuit 1
- Vehicular assault 2
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 1
- Alaska 1
- Arizona 1
- Arkansas 2
- California 3
- Colorado 1
- Connecticut 1
- Florida 3
- Georgia 2
- Illinois 4
- Kansas 1
- Kentucky 2
- Massachusetts 1
- Michigan 4
- Mississippi 1
- Missouri 1
- New Jersey 1
- New York 3
- North Carolina 4
- Ohio 4
- Pennsylvania 4
- Puerto Rico 1
- South Carolina 1
- South Dakota 1
- Tennessee 2
- Texas 6
- Virginia 4
- Washington 1
- West Virginia 1
- Wisconsin 2
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 15, 1875
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy City Marshal Levin P. Smith, Jr
Bryan Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, May 15, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Town Marshal Silas W. Campbell
Bartow Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, May 15, 1886
Cause: Gunfire
Village Marshal Patrick Reddington
Shannon Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, May 15, 1886
Cause: Stabbed
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, May 15, 1892
Cause: Struck by train
Constable Probert Peolia Story
Morris County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, TX
EOW: Monday, May 15, 1893
Cause: Gunfire
Washington County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Monday, May 15, 1899
Cause: Gunfire
Fresno Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, May 15, 1911
Cause: Train accident
Deputy Sheriff Edward Landers Drew
Pinal County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Monday, May 15, 1911
Cause: Gunfire
East Point Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1913
Cause: Electrocuted
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1913
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Samuel C. Marquardt
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1917
Cause: Struck by train
River Rouge Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1919
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Arthur Gehard Herman
Racine County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, May 15, 1920
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Sault Ste. Marie Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
New Athens Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Harry "Tubby" Green
Bibb County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, May 15, 1925
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Charles J. Kinser
Greene County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Friday, May 15, 1925
Cause: Gunfire
Yancey County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, May 15, 1926
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1929
Cause: Gunfire
Lewis County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1930
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Constable James S. "Sol" Saylor
Harlan County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Sunday, May 15, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Greenfield Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, May 15, 1933
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1934
Cause: Assault
Patrolman Leonard Russell Morris
Roanoke City Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1934
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William Hiram Newman
Copiah County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Friday, May 15, 1936
Cause: Automobile crash
Sheriff William B. "Willie" Young
Orange County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Friday, May 15, 1936
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Ernesto "Nesty" Valente
Hazleton City Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, May 15, 1938
Cause: Automobile crash
Huerfano County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Sunday, May 15, 1938
Cause: Assault
Fentress County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1940
Cause: Gunfire
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Friday, May 15, 1942
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1958
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer William J. Stender
Miller Police Department, SD
EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1963
Cause: Automobile crash
Racine Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1963
Cause: Gunfire
Anderson County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, May 15, 1965
Cause: Assault
Deputy Sheriff Roger Wayne Fulford
Pamlico County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1969
Cause: Gunfire
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1969
Cause: Vehicular assault
Somerset Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, May 15, 1972
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff James Carol Douglas
Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1974
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Joseph Pickens Brunson, Jr.
Mobile Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1975
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Pike County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Corrections Officer Donna A. Payant
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Friday, May 15, 1981
Cause: Assault
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1986
Cause: Automobile crash
Pennsauken Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, May 15, 1987
Cause: Stabbed
Little Rock Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, May 15, 1993
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Officer Theodore Herman Brassinga
Palo Alto Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, May 15, 1994
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Thomas B. Toohey
Hartford Police Department, CT
EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1997
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Craig Lamont Brooks
King George County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Friday, May 15, 1998
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer James Arland Rowland, Jr.
Palmer Police Department, AK
EOW: Saturday, May 15, 1999
Cause: Gunfire
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Monday, May 15, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
Tabor City Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, May 15, 2004
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Gregory Dean Stewart
Beeville Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, May 15, 2006
Cause: Gunfire
Hainesville Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, May 15, 2009
Cause: Heart attack
Sergeant Dulan Earl Murray, Jr.
Nags Head Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, May 15, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Saturday, May 15, 2010
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Robert V. Oswain, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, May 15, 2010
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Auxiliary Deputy Sonny Allan Smith
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Friday, May 15, 2015
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Lance Christian Whitaker
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant José Antonio García-Vázquez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, May 15, 2020
Cause: COVID19