1983 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 194
Total Deaths by Month
- January 21
- February 17
- March 18
- April 12
- May 16
- June 13
- July 19
- August 15
- September 18
- October 15
- November 15
- December 15
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 3
- Alaska 2
- Arizona 6
- Arkansas 1
- California 20
- Colorado 1
- District of Columbia 1
- Florida 12
- Georgia 7
- Guam 1
- Hawaii 1
- Illinois 9
- Indiana 5
- Kansas 1
- Kentucky 4
- Louisiana 2
- Maryland 3
- Massachusetts 4
- Michigan 4
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 2
- Missouri 4
- New Jersey 1
- New Mexico 1
- New York 9
- North Carolina 3
- Northern Mariana Islands 1
- Ohio 10
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 2
- Pennsylvania 15
- Puerto Rico 6
- South Carolina 4
- Tennessee 5
- Texas 18
- Tribal Police 1
- U.S. Government 11
- Vermont 1
- Virginia 4
- Washington 1
- Wyoming 3
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 189
- Female 5
Statistics
- Average age 36
- Average tour of duty 9 years
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 2
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1983
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Donald W. Allred
Winston-Salem Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, January 3, 1983
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Jay County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Tuesday, January 4, 1983
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Perry County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, January 4, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Elk City Police Department, OK
EOW: Wednesday, January 5, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Thursday, January 6, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Policeman Raul Maldonado-Coreano
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, January 7, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant Charles E. James
Pine Lawn Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, January 9, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Nathaniel Conner
Marengo County Sheriff's Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Frank Mitchell Ellerbe
Georgia Bureau of Investigation, GA
EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 1983
Cause: Stabbed
Patrolman Robert Sterling Hester
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 1983
Cause: Assault
Deputy Sheriff Michael A. Gray
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 13, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Alaska State Troopers - Fish and Wildlife Protection, AK
EOW: Friday, January 14, 1983
Cause: Hypothermia
Police Officer Larry J. Vincent
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, January 14, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Gordon Brewster Bartel
Kodiak Police Department, AK
EOW: Saturday, January 15, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Richard David Lendell
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, January 15, 1983
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Ramon Irizarry, Jr.
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, January 18, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, January 19, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Clinton Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1983
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Director Kenneth L. Blunt
Illinois Secretary of State Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, January 31, 1983
Cause: Struck by vehicle
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, February 2, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Malcolm D. Strong
Ontario County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Wednesday, February 2, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper George Danny Nash, Jr.
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, MS
EOW: Friday, February 4, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Louisiana State Police, LA
EOW: Saturday, February 5, 1983
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Correctional Officer Gary Lee Rowe
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Monday, February 7, 1983
Cause: Assault
Rockingham County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Monday, February 7, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Frieda Belle King
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Tuesday, February 8, 1983
Cause: Stabbed
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Sunday, February 13, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert S. Cheshire, Jr.
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Sunday, February 13, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Sandra Conchita Hallum-Griffin
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, February 13, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
West Carrollton Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, February 16, 1983
Cause: Struck by vehicle
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, February 20, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Joseph F. Solano, Sr.
St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, February 22, 1983
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Charles Robert Coates, II
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, February 23, 1983
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Albuquerque Police Department, NM
EOW: Thursday, February 24, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Saturday, February 26, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Reserve Officer Stuart Shigeru Taira
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 1, 1983
Cause: Aircraft accident
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 2, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Officer Robert James Davey, Jr.
Alameda Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, March 3, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent George Patrick LaBarge
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, US
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Special Agent Donald A. Bejcek
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, US
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Special Agent Donald W. Robinson
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, US
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, March 8, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, March 11, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, March 11, 1983
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Trooper Daniel Morrison Higdon, Jr.
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, March 13, 1983
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Policeman David F. Perez-Valentin
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, March 15, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Dennis Ray Armes
Roane County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, March 15, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Lee County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, March 16, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Lawrence "Mike" Lavieri
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, March 19, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Roanoke Rapids Police Department, NC
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1983
Cause: Heart attack
Corporal Amedicus Q. Howell, III
Collier County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Kansas City Police Department, KS
EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1983
Cause: Heart attack
Barnstable Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1983
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Detective Sergeant Raymond Lee White
Nether Providence Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, April 10, 1983
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Jailer Charles D. Wentworth
Shelby County Detention Center, KY
EOW: Monday, April 11, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Z. Moore
Franklin County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Monday, April 11, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
West Columbia Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, April 12, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Milton Paul Antone
Ak-Chin Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Thursday, April 14, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Milton Curtis Alexander
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Thursday, April 14, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, April 16, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Donald L. Pawlizak
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1983
Cause: Accidental
Police Officer Euel Thomas Smith, Sr.
Bibb County Board of Education Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, April 22, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Curtis M. Moore
Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, April 24, 1983
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Catawba County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, April 27, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Charles David Hartman
Lee's Summit Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, May 1, 1983
Cause: Drowned
Police Officer Harold Nelson Cousar, III
Florence Police Department, SC
EOW: Monday, May 2, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer David Allen Barr
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1983
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Thursday, May 5, 1983
Cause: Stabbed
Franklin County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Thursday, May 5, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Americus Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, May 9, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Vermont State Police, VT
EOW: Friday, May 13, 1983
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Zone Sergeant David M. Corbine
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Monday, May 23, 1983
Cause: Heart attack
Taylor County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, May 24, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff James Michael Young
Coconino County Sheriff's Department, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Alcorn County Constable's Office, MS
EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1983
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer Stephen Owen Corbett
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, May 28, 1983
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Town Marshal William Dean Miner, Jr.
Avilla Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, May 28, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Motorcycle Officer Paul Lawrence Verna
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, June 2, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Friday, June 3, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, June 4, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Charles E. Attig, Jr.
Shamokin Dam Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, June 10, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Carlton X. Fletcher
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, June 12, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman William Santiago-Pagan
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, June 16, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Grayson Police Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, June 16, 1983
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Stephen Edward Sawka
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, June 18, 1983
Cause: Heart attack
Wildlife Officer Clifford Dean Stevens
Wyoming Department of Game and Fish, WY
EOW: Friday, June 24, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Springboro Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, June 27, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Wayne J. Klacza
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Correctional Officer Thomas Glenn Jackson, Sr.
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Sunday, July 3, 1983
Cause: Stabbed
Chief of Police Richard Edgar Oliver
Canute Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, July 4, 1983
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Craig Leo Schulte
Campbell County Sheriff's Office, WY
EOW: Thursday, July 7, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Omlin, III
Curry County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Monday, July 11, 1983
Cause: Aircraft accident
Sergeant Rex Wright Winchester
Irondale Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, July 12, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, US
EOW: Tuesday, July 12, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Charles Albert Renfro
Upton County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Friday, July 15, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Auxiliary Deputy Steven W. Mayer
Will County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Saturday, July 16, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William Leonard Sikola
Bakersfield Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1983
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Thomas Alan Bartholomew
Kissimmee Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, July 18, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, July 19, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Brian Frederick Orchard
Spokane Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Ernest Calvillo
Pima County Sheriff's Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, July 21, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, July 22, 1983
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Charles Trojahn
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, July 22, 1983
Cause: Aircraft accident
Trooper Donward Francis Langston
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Tuesday, July 26, 1983
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Reserve Officer Larry James Tidwell
McEwen Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Benjamin F. Grair, Jr.
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Jose Miguel Ortiz-Otero
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, August 8, 1983
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Patrol Officer Steven Mitchell
University of Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, August 13, 1983
Cause: Stabbed
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1983
Cause: Heart attack
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Ray Leonard Mallory
Kern County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, August 16, 1983
Cause: Aircraft accident
Kern County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, August 16, 1983
Cause: Aircraft accident
Auxiliary Sergeant Denis P. Foley
Will County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Wednesday, August 17, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Ricky Allen LaFollette
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, August 18, 1983
Cause: Drowned
Baltimore County Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, August 23, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, August 24, 1983
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Officer Lowell Clayton Tribble
Farmers Branch Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, August 27, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Anthony L. Creed
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, August 30, 1983
Cause: Accidental
West Covina Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 31, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Auxiliary Deputy Ronnal Ralph Stanley
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, August 31, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Scott R. Parker
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, September 5, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Munster Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, September 6, 1983
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Houston Airport Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, September 12, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Gadsden Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, September 16, 1983
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Detective Norman Alexander Stewart
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Friday, September 16, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Friday, September 16, 1983
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Quinlan Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, September 18, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Mathew Montgomery Beacham, Jr.
Greenville Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, September 20, 1983
Cause: Heart attack
Detective Sergeant Fernando G. Robles, Sr.
Victoria Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, September 20, 1983
Cause: Heart attack
Front Royal Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, September 20, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Douglasville Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, September 22, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Joseph Hamperian
New York City Transit Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, September 22, 1983
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, September 23, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
San Diego County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, September 25, 1983
Cause: Duty related illness
Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Carl Brown
Cochise County Sheriff's Department, AZ
EOW: Monday, September 26, 1983
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Joseph P. McCormack
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, September 29, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Edward M. Butko, Jr.
Allegheny County Sheriff's Office, PA
EOW: Thursday, September 29, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer I Raymond S. Sanchez
Guam Police Department, GU
EOW: Friday, September 30, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Officer / Pilot Thomas P. McNeff
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Sunday, October 2, 1983
Cause: Aircraft accident
Officer / Paramedic Richard G. Stratman
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Sunday, October 2, 1983
Cause: Aircraft accident
Mansfield Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, October 2, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Wednesday, October 5, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Sterling Heights Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, October 7, 1983
Cause: Heart attack
Special Agent Rodney Dean Grimes
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Monday, October 10, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Tuesday, October 11, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Parole Agent Michael M. Haduck
Pennsylvania Parole Board, PA
EOW: Monday, October 17, 1983
Cause: Fall
Deputy Sheriff Michael Jay Bentley
Kern County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Wednesday, October 19, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Jack Vernon Evans
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 22, 1983
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Correctional Officer Robert L. Hoffmann, Sr.
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Saturday, October 22, 1983
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Merle E. Clutts
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Saturday, October 22, 1983
Cause: Stabbed
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, October 26, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Arthur Ken Soo Hoo
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 29, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer William N. Wong
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 29, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Tampa Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, November 4, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Ollie F. "Sammie" Childress, Jr.
Wilson County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, November 4, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Richard Elton Becker
Poland Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, November 6, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Barry Keith Harper
Licking County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Tuesday, November 8, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Russell Lowell Duncan
Apache Junction Police Department, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, November 9, 1983
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Joanne Couzynse
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, November 9, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Shamokin City Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, November 13, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Clarksville Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, November 15, 1983
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Sergeant James Robert Milcarek, Sr.
Allegheny County Sheriff's Office, PA
EOW: Friday, November 18, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Constable Brian W. Heikkila
Solway Township Police Department, MN
EOW: Saturday, November 19, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, November 19, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Monday, November 21, 1983
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Roger Lovell Scott, Jr.
Clayton Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, November 23, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer II Abraham Sablan Quitugua
Northern Mariana Islands Police Department, MP
EOW: Monday, November 28, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, November 29, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Clark M. Rosenbalm, Jr.
Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 4, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Bruce E. Mettler
Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Friday, December 9, 1983
Cause: Aircraft accident
Port Clinton Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, December 9, 1983
Cause: Aircraft accident
Put-in-Bay Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, December 9, 1983
Cause: Aircraft accident
Sergeant Clifford Warner Scott, Jr.
Prince George County Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, December 9, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Saturday, December 10, 1983
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer John Francis Duffy
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, December 10, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Phillip Allen Miller
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Drew Haynes Brown
Cobb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, December 17, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sergeant John Hugh "Smokey" McGill
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, December 17, 1983
Cause: Heart attack
Hawaii Department of Public Safety - State Security Division, HI
EOW: Tuesday, December 20, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Texhoma Police Department, OK
EOW: Tuesday, December 20, 1983
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Gillette Police Department, WY
EOW: Tuesday, December 20, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1983
Cause: Gunfire
Topton-Maxatawny-Lyons Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, June 30, 1983
Cause: Struck by vehicle