Total Line of Duty Deaths: 78
- 9/11 related illness 2
- Aircraft accident 2
- Animal related 1
- Assault 1
- Automobile crash 8
- COVID19 1
- Electrocuted 1
- Fall 1
- Gunfire 40
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
- Heart attack 3
- Motorcycle crash 5
- Struck by train 2
- Struck by vehicle 4
- Vehicle pursuit 5
- Vehicular assault 1
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 4
- Arizona 1
- California 8
- District of Columbia 1
- Florida 5
- Georgia 1
- Idaho 1
- Illinois 5
- Indiana 1
- Kansas 1
- Kentucky 2
- Maryland 2
- Massachusetts 3
- Michigan 4
- Minnesota 3
- Missouri 3
- New York 8
- North Carolina 3
- Ohio 3
- Oklahoma 1
- Pennsylvania 6
- Puerto Rico 1
- Railroad Police 2
- South Carolina 2
- Texas 1
- U.S. Government 2
- Utah 1
- Virginia 1
- West Virginia 2
Desk Sergeant Timothy S. O'Connell
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, May 3, 1900
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Robert Henry Crockett
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1905
Cause: Gunfire
Village Marshal George Claude Kloster
Wyoming Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, May 3, 1912
Cause: Gunfire
Probationary Patrolman William B. Heaney
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1913
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1913
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Rock Island Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1913
Cause: Electrocuted
Chief of Police Henry Palen Tracy
Pomona Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, May 3, 1915
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Chief of Police William E. Swartz
Lehighton Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, May 3, 1917
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1921
Cause: Animal related
Youngstown Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1921
Cause: Gunfire
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1922
Cause: Struck by train
Patrolman Herman Henry Bartels
Wheeling Police Department, WV
EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1922
Cause: Gunfire
Princess Anne County Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, May 3, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
Assistant County Detective George B. Knapp
Wayne County District Attorney's Office, PA
EOW: Thursday, May 3, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1924
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff John Lafayette Meeks
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Jefferson County Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1925
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Special Deputy Sheriff Samuel William Pinnell
Warren County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Friday, May 3, 1929
Cause: Gunfire
Game Warden Norman D. Fairbanks
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division, MN
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1930
Cause: Gunfire
Raleigh County Constable's Office, WV
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1930
Cause: Gunfire
Lynbrook Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Jackson County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Vernon Porter Moses
Ross Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1936
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Special Agent William R. Ramsey, Jr.
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1938
Cause: Gunfire
Chief Deputy John Thomas Sanders, Sr.
Butler County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1939
Cause: Fall
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1942
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1942
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Correctional Officer William A. Miller
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Friday, May 3, 1946
Cause: Gunfire
Dayton Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1947
Cause: Struck by train
Cochran County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Monday, May 3, 1948
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Charles Elem Galloway
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Monday, May 3, 1948
Cause: Aircraft accident
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Monday, May 3, 1948
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer James J. Donohoe
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1950
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1959
Cause: Gunfire
Battle Creek City Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1960
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Doraville Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, May 3, 1963
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1964
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Young Clifton Hobson
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, May 3, 1968
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John Joseph Winn
Lowell Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, May 3, 1971
Cause: Assault
Wildlife Officer Danese Byron Crowder
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, FL
EOW: Friday, May 3, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Irving Gonzalez
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Richard Miles Watkins
Clay County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, May 3, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Floyd Adrian Walker
Jasper County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Monday, May 3, 1976
Cause: Heart attack
Officer Arthur Kenneth Hennesay
El Centro Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Special Police Officer Joseph W. Boswell
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Billy Fred Clardy, Jr.
Huntsville Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Walter William Hannan, Jr.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Floyd Douglas Heist, Sr.
Escambia County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Floyd Harold "Bernie" Swartz
Pinole Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Waynetown Police Department, IN
EOW: Monday, May 3, 1982
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer David Allen Barr
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1983
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Carl L. Darling, Jr.
Otsego County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1986
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Donald Ray Hayes
Marion County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1987
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Edward Clarence Wilson
North Beach Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Charles Ellington Nichols
Coweta Police Department, OK
EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1995
Cause: Automobile crash
Elmore County Sheriff's Office, ID
EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1995
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff John Warren Liebenstein
Rice County Sheriff's Department, MN
EOW: Friday, May 3, 1996
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Michael John Alexander
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1998
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Thomas Francis Weiner, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 2003
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Florence Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, May 3, 2007
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff William Howell, Jr.
Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 2008
Cause: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 2008
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Brian Eric Huff
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, May 3, 2010
Cause: Gunfire
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 2014
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer II Roberto Carlos Sanchez
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 2014
Cause: Vehicular assault
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, May 3, 2018
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Deputy Sheriff Richard William O'Brien, Jr.
Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Court Services, IL
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Michael Shaun Mosher
Overland Park Police Department, KS
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 2020
Cause: Gunfire