1975 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 252
Total Deaths by Month
- January 22
- February 15
- March 23
- April 19
- May 26
- June 21
- July 16
- August 22
- September 23
- October 23
- November 16
- December 26
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 8
- Alaska 1
- Arizona 3
- Arkansas 2
- California 23
- Colorado 7
- Florida 12
- Georgia 7
- Hawaii 1
- Illinois 10
- Indiana 4
- Kansas 3
- Kentucky 4
- Louisiana 3
- Maryland 6
- Massachusetts 4
- Michigan 5
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 1
- Missouri 6
- Nevada 3
- New Hampshire 1
- New Jersey 13
- New Mexico 1
- New York 11
- North Carolina 8
- North Dakota 1
- Ohio 9
- Oklahoma 1
- Oregon 3
- Pennsylvania 11
- Puerto Rico 12
- Railroad Police 3
- South Carolina 6
- Tennessee 8
- Texas 19
- Tribal Police 1
- U.S. Government 10
- Utah 1
- Virgin Islands 1
- Virginia 7
- West Virginia 3
- Wisconsin 7
- Wyoming 1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 252
- Female 0
Statistics
- Average age 36
- Average tour of duty 8 years, 4 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 4
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Russell D. Mestdagh
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, January 2, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Michael W. McConnon
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 3, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Nevada Division of Investigation and Narcotics, NV
EOW: Saturday, January 4, 1975
Cause: Assault
Policeman Rafael Iglesias-Nieva
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, January 5, 1975
Cause: Drowned
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, January 6, 1975
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, January 7, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Marshal Ronald Alfred Parker
St. Augustine Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, January 12, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Englewood Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, January 12, 1975
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Police Officer Michael Ian McDougal
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, January 19, 1975
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Silver Spring Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, January 19, 1975
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Monday, January 20, 1975
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer Joseph R. Garcia
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, January 20, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William E. Smith
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Thursday, January 23, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Samuel Parker, Jr.
Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, January 23, 1975
Cause: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 24, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Chief Deputy Sheriff Allen Kay O'Neal
Crawford County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, January 25, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Summit Township Police Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Robert E. "Rocky" Atkins, Jr.
Summit Township Police Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John Terrell Bamsch
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 30, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Rufus Frank Looper, III
Greenville County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, February 1, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Lewisburg Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, February 1, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Frank I. Bugdin, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, February 2, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, February 11, 1975
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Westwood Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, February 11, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Cranford Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, February 11, 1975
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Reeder Police Department, ND
EOW: Saturday, February 15, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
City Marshal William Henry Kitson
Silex Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, February 20, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Clyde A. "Rusty" Walters
Elko Police Department, NV
EOW: Thursday, February 20, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jessie James Blevins, Jr.
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, WV
EOW: Friday, February 21, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Irvin C. L. Starling
Attalla Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, February 22, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Richard P. Burns
Newark Police Division, NJ
EOW: Sunday, February 23, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper William Ronnie Brooks, III
Arkansas State Police, AR
EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Joseph R. Tardiff, Jr.
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, February 28, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Donald F. Reis
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Friday, February 28, 1975
Cause: Stabbed
Special Agent James Maurice Bostick
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, March 2, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert J. Rogerson
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, March 3, 1975
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Michael Joseph Saulin
Upper Merion Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, March 4, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Lieutenant Orville Lee Ventling
Wyoming Department of Corrections, WY
EOW: Tuesday, March 4, 1975
Cause: Stabbed
Shrewsbury Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, March 5, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William D. Simmons
Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Saturday, March 8, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, CA
EOW: Sunday, March 9, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Bell Acres Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, March 13, 1975
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer George Willard McGaughey
Montgomery Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, March 15, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, March 15, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Hyde County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Sunday, March 16, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Gordon Nicholas Smith
Boonton Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, March 16, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Ronald A. Barnes
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Sunday, March 16, 1975
Cause: Assault
Grosse Pointe Farms Department of Public Safety, MI
EOW: Monday, March 17, 1975
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrolman Hugh Everette Eubanks
Bolivar Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, March 17, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Willis Herman Ferguson, Sr.
Henry County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Tuesday, March 18, 1975
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Marlin S. Stephens
Miller County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, March 21, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James Joseph Doyle
Ventura County Community College District Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, March 23, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Joseph F. Higgins
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, March 23, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Sergeant Rafael R. Rivera-Rivera
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, March 23, 1975
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Chief of Police Robert G. Sparks
Glenolden Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, March 25, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Mount Holly Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, March 28, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Hainesport Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, March 28, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Phillip Nick Lopez
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, US
EOW: Tuesday, April 1, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Night Marshal Carter Lee Curry
Doddsville Police Department, MS
EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Sarasota City Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, April 5, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, April 10, 1975
Cause: Vehicular assault
Lane County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Friday, April 11, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James Kenneth Armstrong
Bensalem Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, April 15, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Wednesday, April 16, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Archie T. Wahab
Hyde County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, April 16, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Detective Wayne Bradford McClelland
St. Louis County Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, April 17, 1975
Cause: Vehicular assault
Chief Deputy Sheriff Albert Edwin Cooke
Waller County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, April 18, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
South Plainfield Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, April 19, 1975
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Andrew Edward Vertolli
Stark County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Saturday, April 19, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Charles Grady Sheppard
Anderson Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, April 20, 1975
Cause: Vehicular assault
Special Agent Wilmer Fuentes-Villanueva
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator Claude Everett Seymour
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, April 27, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent John H. "Jack" Horst
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Monday, April 28, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Special Agent Jimmie Allen Barnett
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Tuesday, April 29, 1975
Cause: Struck by train
Special Agent Renault Rene Bayhi
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, April 29, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, May 1, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Irving Gonzalez
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Jose M. Valentin-Hernandez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, May 4, 1975
Cause: Drowned
Limestone County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, May 10, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Harvey L. Middleton
Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Sunday, May 11, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Pilot Officer Bernard Livingston Carter
Colorado Springs Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, May 14, 1975
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Joseph Pickens Brunson, Jr.
Mobile Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1975
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Manchester Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, May 17, 1975
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Policeman Rafael Hernandez-Vazquez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, May 17, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Boca Raton Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, May 19, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, May 20, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Randal Kent Richter
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Mark Curtis DeCuypere
Hampton Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Ronald Lee Trumbette
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, May 23, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
East St. Louis Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, May 25, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator Kenneth James McDonald
Madison County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Monday, May 26, 1975
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Trooper Milton Veasily Purnell, Jr.
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Thursday, May 29, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Phillip Patrick Maher
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, May 29, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Michael Joseph Edwards
Imperial County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Friday, May 30, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Reserve Captain Jack Conrad Renigar
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Friday, May 30, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Phenix City Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, May 31, 1975
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Wayne Harold Gaither
Davie County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, May 31, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Arthur Owens, Jr.
Buchanan County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Tuesday, June 3, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Walter Q. Eckert
Travis County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, June 4, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Alorton Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, June 5, 1975
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Richard Kyle Hardesty, Jr.
Victoria County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, June 5, 1975
Cause: Struck by train
Police Officer Leland Dale Anderson
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, June 6, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Constable Earl Franklin "Andy" Andrews
Tarrant County Constable's Office - Precinct 8, TX
EOW: Saturday, June 7, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Robert O. Moore, Jr.
Seminole County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, June 9, 1975
Cause: Fire
Police Officer Perfecto "Pete" Medrano
Sanger Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, June 11, 1975
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Gatlinburg Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, June 14, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Gilbert Richard Chavez
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Monday, June 16, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Monday, June 16, 1975
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Johnny Orville Harris
Muskegon Heights Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, June 25, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, June 26, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Ronald A. Williams
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, June 26, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, June 27, 1975
Cause: Aircraft accident
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, June 27, 1975
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Jerry Scott Hatch
Fullerton Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, June 30, 1975
Cause: Vehicular assault
Adrian Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, June 30, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, July 1, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Edward W. Murray, Jr.
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, July 3, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Frank Marion Pribble
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, July 6, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Tom Ellis White
Wolfe City Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, July 8, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Douglas Donald Downing
Ypsilanti Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, July 11, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Liquor Inspector Edward L. Moreno
New Mexico Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, NM
EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Florham Park Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, July 17, 1975
Cause: Aircraft accident
Florham Park Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, July 17, 1975
Cause: Aircraft accident
Arlington Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, July 17, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Robert W. Gates, Sr.
East Pikeland Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, July 23, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Glendale Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, July 23, 1975
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Investigator Frank Thomas Maynard
Dyersburg Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, July 25, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Supervisory Detention Officer David Schwartz
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation, US
EOW: Sunday, July 27, 1975
Cause: Fall
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, August 2, 1975
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Colorado Springs Police Department, CO
EOW: Thursday, August 7, 1975
Cause: Vehicular assault
Detective Sergeant William Stanley Jones
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1975
Cause: Duty related illness
Sergeant Wallace Johnson Mowbray
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Sunday, August 10, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, August 10, 1975
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Slidell Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, August 13, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Berlin Police Department, NH
EOW: Wednesday, August 13, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Park Ranger Paul Herbert Salyer
Breaks Interstate Park Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, August 14, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Helicopter Pilot Gary Anthony Nelson
Anaheim Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, August 15, 1975
Cause: Aircraft accident
Bloomington Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, August 15, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Steven Douglas Lindblom
Madera County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 16, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Dennis Lee O'Bradovich
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, August 17, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Officer Sixto Maldonado, Jr.
Firebaugh Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, August 19, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
McMinn County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, August 20, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 21, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Military Police Officer William Verl Rowe
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Friday, August 22, 1975
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Merrit Wayne Deeds
Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 23, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, August 23, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William J. Loftin
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, August 26, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Tooele County Sheriff's Office, UT
EOW: Tuesday, August 26, 1975
Cause: Fire
Auxiliary Sergeant David Freed
New York City Police Department - Auxiliary Police Section, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 31, 1975
Cause: Assault
Trooper Bobby Allen McCoun, Jr.
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Monday, September 1, 1975
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Patrolman Guy Thomas Davis, Jr.
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Tuesday, September 2, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Paul W. Rast
Arizona Department of Corrections, AZ
EOW: Sunday, September 7, 1975
Cause: Assault
Officer Abraham Figueroa Roman
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, September 7, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Johnathan Paul Flora
Anchorage Police Department, AK
EOW: Monday, September 8, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Thomas R. Dodge
Two Rivers Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, September 10, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Police Officer James Michael Buffum
Topeka Police Department, KS
EOW: Saturday, September 13, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Edward S. Sherman
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, September 13, 1975
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer George E. Copeland, III
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, September 13, 1975
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer James W. Bennett, Jr.
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, September 13, 1975
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Hugh Richard Griffin, Sr.
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Sunday, September 14, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Correction Officer George Motchan
New York City Department of Correction, NY
EOW: Monday, September 15, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert R. Birdsall
Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, September 16, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 16, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 16, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Allen County Detention Center, KY
EOW: Wednesday, September 17, 1975
Cause: Assault
Chief of Police Walter David Green
Vonore Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, September 21, 1975
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Vincent Lawrence Leusch
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, September 22, 1975
Cause: Vehicular assault
Springerville Police Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, September 25, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Kenneth D. Berlin, Jr.
Tampa Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, September 27, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Richmond Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, September 27, 1975
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Conservation Officer Russell John Nelson
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division, MN
EOW: Sunday, September 28, 1975
Cause: Aircraft accident
Patrolman Jeffrey Paul Hopkins
Joliet Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, September 29, 1975
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Stuart L. Roberts
Camden Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, October 1, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Saturday, October 4, 1975
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Louis D. Sebold
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, October 5, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, October 7, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Wallace N. Schilling
Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, WI
EOW: Wednesday, October 8, 1975
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Roger Lee Treadway
Fayette County Sheriff's Department, WV
EOW: Wednesday, October 8, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert William Dahlman
Fayetteville Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, October 9, 1975
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Richard Howard Calhoun
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, October 10, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Rossell Edward Gilliam
Nash County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, October 11, 1975
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol, NV
EOW: Tuesday, October 14, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Richard Mason Hyche
Ontario Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, October 15, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Rodney Taylor Butts
Sacramento Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, October 15, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Artimus Johnson
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, October 20, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Exeter Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, October 22, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Tampa Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, October 23, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator Felix Angel Cruz-Rivera
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, October 23, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, SC
EOW: Thursday, October 23, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Sergeant Thomas Kenneth Collins
Ventura County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 25, 1975
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Timothy B. Ridenour
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, October 27, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Patrick Emmanuel Sweeney
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Monday, October 27, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, October 29, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Chief of Police Robert Wesley Rau
Florence Police Department, KS
EOW: Thursday, October 30, 1975
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Michael Wilson Erwin
Tipton County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, October 31, 1975
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Anthony Wayne Williams
Tampa Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, November 3, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, November 6, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Salvador Cortes-Colon
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, November 7, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Bedford Heights Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, November 10, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Johnny Alford Swafford
Rhea County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, November 13, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Margate City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, November 16, 1975
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff David Eugene Beck, Sr.
Mobile County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Monday, November 17, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Robert David Stolz
Mobile County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Monday, November 17, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR
EOW: Monday, November 17, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Gerard Francis DuFresne
Randolph Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, November 19, 1975
Cause: Vehicular assault
Putnam County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Charles Curtis Massey, Jr.
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, November 24, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Superintendent Holly V. Holcomb
Oregon State Police, OR
EOW: Tuesday, November 25, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Luzerne Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, November 26, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Sea Ranch Lakes Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, November 28, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, November 29, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Wilson McLaurin
New Jersey Department of Institutions and Agencies Police, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, December 2, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Elgin Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, December 4, 1975
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Sergeant Clarence J. Miller, Jr.
Louisiana State Police, LA
EOW: Thursday, December 4, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Frederick Dale Greene
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Saturday, December 6, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, December 8, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Monday, December 8, 1975
Cause: Duty related illness
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, December 10, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Franke Neal Lewis
Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Hagerstown Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, December 16, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Matthew Francis Giglio
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, December 16, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, December 16, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, December 16, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Sergeant Donald Robert Laabs
Manitou Springs Police Department, CO
EOW: Thursday, December 18, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Colorado State Patrol, CO
EOW: Thursday, December 18, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Norman Alvin Drew
Key West Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, December 18, 1975
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Special Agent Larry Dale Wallace
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Friday, December 19, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, December 20, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Springdale Police Department, AR
EOW: Sunday, December 21, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Aerl Lee Jernigan
Atascosa County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 21, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Colorado Springs Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, December 22, 1975
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Customs Patrolman George William Singleton
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Monday, December 22, 1975
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Reserve Deputy Thomas B. Dunigan
Morgan County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Friday, December 26, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Carrollton Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, December 28, 1975
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Steven Wayne Jordan
Rock Hill Police Department, SC
EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
