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Total Line of Duty Deaths: 81

  • 9/11 related illness 2
  • Accidental 1
  • Aircraft accident 1
  • Animal related 1
  • Assault 2
  • Automobile crash 6
  • Drowned 2
  • Duty related illness 4
  • Exposure to toxins 1
  • Gunfire 33
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 4
  • Heart attack 3
  • Motorcycle crash 5
  • Stabbed 2
  • Struck by train 1
  • Struck by vehicle 2
  • Vehicle pursuit 3
  • Vehicular assault 8

Total Deaths by State

  • California 3
  • Colorado 2
  • District of Columbia 1
  • Florida 2
  • Georgia 4
  • Illinois 5
  • Indiana 2
  • Iowa 1
  • Kansas 1
  • Kentucky 1
  • Louisiana 2
  • Maine 1
  • Maryland 2
  • Massachusetts 2
  • Michigan 2
  • Montana 1
  • Nebraska 1
  • New Jersey 1
  • New York 10
  • North Carolina 1
  • Ohio 1
  • Oklahoma 1
  • Oregon 1
  • Pennsylvania 8
  • Puerto Rico 3
  • Railroad Police 1
  • South Carolina 1
  • Tennessee 4
  • Texas 7
  • Tribal Police 1
  • U.S. Government 3
  • Virginia 1
  • Washington 2
  • West Virginia 1
  • Wisconsin 1
Patrolman Philip Schultz | New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York

Patrolman Philip Schultz

New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY

EOW: Saturday, October 9, 1965

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Inspector James A. Buczel | United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government

Inspector James A. Buczel

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US

EOW: Sunday, October 9, 1988

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Director Scott Densmore Ritchey | United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Government
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Government

Deputy Director Scott Densmore Ritchey

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine Operations, US

EOW: Saturday, October 9, 2021

Cause: Drowned