Total Line of Duty Deaths: 86
- Aircraft accident 2
- Assault 5
- Automobile crash 7
- Boating accident 1
- COVID19 2
- Duty related illness 1
- Exposure to toxins 1
- Fall 3
- Gunfire 39
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 5
- Heart attack 1
- Motorcycle crash 4
- Stabbed 1
- Struck by streetcar 1
- Struck by train 2
- Struck by vehicle 2
- Vehicle pursuit 3
- Vehicular assault 6
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 1
- Arizona 1
- Arkansas 2
- California 5
- Colorado 1
- Connecticut 1
- Delaware 1
- District of Columbia 1
- Florida 1
- Georgia 2
- Illinois 7
- Iowa 1
- Kansas 2
- Kentucky 2
- Louisiana 1
- Maryland 1
- Massachusetts 2
- Michigan 1
- Mississippi 1
- Missouri 2
- Montana 1
- Nebraska 2
- Nevada 1
- New Jersey 1
- New Mexico 1
- New York 7
- North Carolina 5
- Ohio 3
- Oklahoma 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Railroad Police 1
- South Carolina 3
- Tennessee 4
- Texas 7
- U.S. Government 4
- Utah 2
- Virginia 4
- Washington 1
- Wisconsin 1
Collin County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1860
Cause: Gunfire
Scott County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 1874
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Thomas F. Tolbert
Leadville Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, July 2, 1879
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
City Marshal William D. Patton
Fayetteville Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Isham Mount
Washington County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy U.S. Marshal John Mack Weir
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1883
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Rangers, TX
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 1885
Cause: Duty related illness
Customs Inspector John M. Plunkett
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Friday, July 2, 1897
Cause: Boating accident
Deputy Constable George William "Will" Hardin
Hunt County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1900
Cause: Gunfire
New Haven Police Department, CT
EOW: Tuesday, July 2, 1901
Cause: Struck by streetcar
Night Policeman Willis T. "Zonk" Foster
Greer Police Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1904
Cause: Gunfire
Officer William Amslom Baber, Sr.
Decatur Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, July 2, 1905
Cause: Gunfire
Lake Placid Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, July 2, 1907
Cause: Gunfire
Bristol Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 1908
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman John Patrick Kearney, Sr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, July 2, 1909
Cause: Fall
Merchant Policeman Ambrose Donahue
Leavenworth Police Department, KS
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1910
Cause: Gunfire
Fishing River Township Constable's Office, MO
EOW: Sunday, July 2, 1911
Cause: Assault
Steubenville Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 1914
Cause: Gunfire
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, July 2, 1915
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff James A. Kitchen
Robeson County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Friday, July 2, 1920
Cause: Gunfire
Town Sergeant John Mosley Yost
Richlands Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1921
Cause: Assault
Detective Sergeant John J. Moriarty
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, July 2, 1922
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Ulysses Sterling Lenox
Drumright Police Department, OK
EOW: Wednesday, July 2, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Reason Sherman Monroe
Hutchinson Police Department, KS
EOW: Wednesday, July 2, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Roanoke City Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 1925
Cause: Gunfire
Ellensburg Police Department, WA
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1927
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John H. Page, Jr.
Newburyport Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1927
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Patrolman Francis J. Gilleland
Medford Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1928
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Arthur L. Pascolini
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, July 2, 1929
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Tuesday, July 2, 1929
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Elmwood Park Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, July 2, 1930
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Obion County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, July 2, 1930
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent William M. Schuldt
Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, July 2, 1930
Cause: Struck by train
Des Plaines Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1932
Cause: Vehicular assault
Knox County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1934
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Thomas Joseph McErlane
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1934
Cause: Vehicular assault
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, July 2, 1937
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrol Officer Elmer Huddleston
Waco Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, July 2, 1940
Cause: Gunfire
Private First Class Paul Philip Musick
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1945
Cause: Automobile crash
Constable John McChristian Bodenheimer
Thomasville Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, July 2, 1946
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer John Courtney Bond
San Luis Obispo Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, July 2, 1952
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Sheriff Charles Griffin Middleton
Jackson County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 1953
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, July 2, 1954
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Harry Passmore Cloud
Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department, DE
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1955
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Ralph Franklin Garthwaite
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1955
Cause: Vehicular assault
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1956
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Utah Highway Patrol, UT
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1960
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff James C. Rieschl
Kenosha County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, July 2, 1961
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Edward J. Kowalewski
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1962
Cause: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 1964
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Robert Franklin Stinnett
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Friday, July 2, 1965
Cause: Automobile crash
Officer Stephen Acheson Williams
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, July 2, 1968
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Edward James Loftus
Whiteside County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, July 2, 1969
Cause: Assault
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, July 2, 1972
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Sunday, July 2, 1972
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Elwood L. Ridge
Camden Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Kershaw County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William J. Bender
Marion County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Customs Inspector William Halley
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Friday, July 2, 1976
Cause: Fall
Trooper Donald Charles Cleveland
Louisiana State Police, LA
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Michael Wayne McClung
Colusa County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1984
Cause: Struck by train
Assistant Warden James F. McPeters
Tennessee Department of Correction, TN
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1984
Cause: Aircraft accident
Tennessee Department of Correction, TN
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1984
Cause: Aircraft accident
Duchesne County Sheriff's Department, UT
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 1987
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Paul Edward Grubb
Henry County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Sunday, July 2, 1989
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Lawrence A. "Frank" Kush, Jr.
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Sunday, July 2, 1989
Cause: Assault
Deputy Sheriff Jerry Austin Register
Upton County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 2, 1989
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Gothenburg Police Department, NE
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 1992
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Police Officer Richard M. Francis
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Carlos Aaron Ramirez
Kendall County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Edwards Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Hollywood Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, July 2, 2021
Cause: COVID19