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This is a list of U.S. law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Summaries of the overall casualty figures, by year, are also provided.


Overview by year

According to the FBI, which publishes the data in the
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, from 1980 to 2014, an average of 64 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed per year. Those killed in accidents in the line of duty are not included in that number.


2010

The ''
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'' reports 180 deaths in the line of duty. The average from 1990 to 2010 was 164 per year.


2011

The ''Officer Down Memorial Page'' reports 187 deaths in the line of duty. The FBI reported that in 2011, "69 law enforcement officers from around the nation were killed in the line of duty, while another 53 officers died in accidents while performing their duties." (released November 19, 2012) NBC News reported 165 dead.


2012

The ''Officer Down Memorial Page'' reports 141 deaths in the line of duty. For 2012, the FBI records 49 deaths in the line of duty. The FBI Fund counted 49 federal, state and local officers to have been killed in 2012.


2013

The ''Officer Down Memorial Page'' reports 128 deaths in the line of duty. The
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Fund counted 102 federal, state and local officers to have been killed in 2012. The official count from the FBI is that 27 law enforcement officers were 'feloniously' killed in the line of duty in 2013 (the lowest in a 35-year period 1980–2014), and an additional 49 died in accidents (total: 76).


2014

The ''Officer Down Memorial Page'' reports 158 deaths in the line of duty. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund counted 126 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers killed. The preliminary count from the FBI is that 51 law enforcement officers were 'feloniously' killed in the line of duty in 2014, and an additional 44 died in accidents (total: 95).


2015

The ''Officer Down Memorial Page'' reports 164 deaths in the line of duty. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund counted 124 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers killed. 42 officers were shot and killed and 52 officers were killed in traffic-related incidents.


2016

The ''Officer Down Memorial Page'' reports 171 deaths in the line of duty. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund counted 135 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers killed. 64 officers were shot and killed and 21 were ambushed.


2017

The ''Officer Down Memorial Page'' reports 152 deaths in the line of duty. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund counted 128 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers killed. Fatalities decreased more than 10 percent with traffic-related fatalities the leading cause this year. Firearms-related fatalities were the second-leading cause of officer deaths, with 44 officers shot and killed in 2017. This represents a 33 percent decrease from the 66 officers killed in firearm-related incidents during 2016.


2018

The ''Officer Down Memorial Page'' reports 150 deaths in the line of duty. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund counted 144 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers killed. The FBI, however, reported 106 deaths in the line of duty. Firearms-related fatalities were the leading cause of officer deaths for the year.


2019

The ''Officer Down Memorial Page'' reports 150 deaths in the line of duty. The leading cause of death for 2019 was gunfire at 49 deaths followed by 9/11 related cancer at 24 deaths. The state with the highest amount of line of duty deaths was New York with 25 followed by Texas with 18.


2020

The ''Officer Down Memorial Page'' reports 362 deaths. The leading cause of death for 2020 was COVID-19 at 234 deaths followed by gunfire at 45 deaths. The state with the largest number of line of duty deaths was Texas with 74 followed by New York with 21.


2021

The ''Officer Down Memorial Page'' reports 633 deaths in the line of duty. The leading cause of death for 2021 was COVID-19 at 454 deaths followed by gunfire at 64 deaths. 58 officers died in vehicle-related deaths (vehicular homicide, struck by vehicle while on-duty, automobile crash during pursuit). The state with the highest amount of line of duty deaths was Texas with 107 followed by Florida with 60.


Lists of officers killed

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2022-11-22 - Deputy Christopher Taylor Deputy Taylor was killed in vehicle accident when an intoxicated driver struck him while performing a traffic stop


Gallery

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See also

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Law enforcement in the United States Law enforcement in the United States is one of three major components of the criminal justice system of the United States, along with courts and corrections. Although each component operates semi-independently, the three collectively form a c ...


Incidents with multiple deaths

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2022 shooting of Kentucky police officers On June 30, 2022, a mass shooting involving police officers occurred in Allen, Kentucky, United States. Three police officers and a police dog were killed, and four others were injured, including three police officers. The alleged shooter, 49-y ...
* 2018 murders of Eric Joering and Anthony Morelli *
2016 shooting of Baton Rouge police officers On July 17, 2016, Gavin Eugene Long shot six police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in an ambush attack, in the wake of the shooting of Alton Sterling. Three died and three were hospitalized, one critically; of the officers who died, two were ...
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2016 shooting of Dallas police officers On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson ambushed a group of police officers in Dallas, Texas, shooting and killing five officers, and injuring nine others. Two civilians were also wounded. Johnson was an Army Reserve Afghan War veteran and was ...
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2016 shootings of Des Moines police officers In the early hours of November 2, 2016, Des Moines Police Department officer Anthony Beminio and Urbandale Police Department officer Justin Martin were killed in separate "ambush-style" shootings in and near Des Moines, Iowa. The perpetrator in ...
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2014 killings of NYPD officers On December20, 2014, Ismaaiyl Abdullah Brinsley shot and killed Rafael Ramos and Wenjian two on-duty New York City Police Department (NYPD) in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Brinsley then fled into the New York City Subwa ...
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2014 shooting of Sacramento police officers Luis Enrique Monroy Bracamontes is a Mexican convicted murderer who killed two police officers in Northern California. On October 24, 2014, Bracamontes opened fire on three Sacramento metropolitan area sheriff's deputies, killing two and woundin ...
* 2014 Las Vegas shootings *
2014 Alaska State Trooper killings On May 1, 2014, two Alaska State Troopers were killed in Tanana after responding to a report of a resident brandishing a gun in an altercation over the private sale of a $150 couch. The Fairbanks-based troopers, Sergeant Patrick Scott Johnson a ...
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2013 shooting of Santa Cruz police officers On February 26, 2013, Santa Cruz, CA, Santa Cruz Police Department officers Sergeant Loran Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler were shot and killed during an investigation. After a short interaction regarding an allegation and a negotiation to be ...
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2009 shooting of Lakewood, Washington, police officers On November 29, 2009, four police officers of Lakewood, Washington were fatally shot at the Forza (now Blue Steele) Coffee shop, located at 11401 Steele Street #108 South in the Parkland, Washington, Parkland unincorporated area of Pierce County, ...
* 2009 shooting of Pittsburgh police officers *
2009 shootings of Oakland police officers Four police officers in Oakland, California, were fatally shot on March 21, 2009, by Lovelle Mixon, a convicted felon wanted on a no-bail warrant for a parole violation. Mixon shot and killed two police officers of the Oakland Police Department ...
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List of emergency workers killed in the September 11 attacks Of the 2,977 victims killed in the September 11 attacks, 421 were emergency service, emergency workers in New York City who responded to the World Trade Center (1973–2001), World Trade Center. This included: * 343 firefighters (including a chapl ...
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1995 Oklahoma City bombing The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, on April 19, 1995. Perpetrated by two anti-government extremists, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Ni ...
* 1993 Waco siege * 1972–1973 Mark Essex shootings *
1971 shooting of Dallas police officers On February 15, 1971, Rene Guzman and Leonardo Lopez abducted five law enforcement officers in West Dallas, Texas, killing three of them and injuring a fourth at a site near the Trinity River (Texas), Trinity River. The fifth deputy was able to esc ...
* 1970 Newhall incident * 1950 Utuado uprising * 1932 Young Brothers massacre * 1917 Milwaukee Police Department bombing * 1902 Will Reynolds shootings


Other nations

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List of Australian Federal Police killed in the line of duty This is a list of Australian Federal Police officers killed in the line of duty (excluding by suicide).Australian Federal Police personnel killed in the line of duty (excluding by suicide). List Notes References See also * List of America ...
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List of British police officers killed in the line of duty Thousands of police officers in Britain are believed to have died during the course of their duties, but this article includes only those who were killed as a direct result of a crime or while attempting to respond, prevent, stop or solve a spe ...
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List of Irish police officers killed in the line of duty A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of Malaysian police officers killed in the line of duty This is a list of police officers from the Royal Malaysia Police who were killed in the line of duty, based on official records from the year 1915 to date. Line of duty deaths refers to any police officer who died while carrying out the duty ...
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List of New Zealand police officers killed in the line of duty This is a list of New Zealand Police officers killed in the line of duty. As of 2020, 33 police officers have been killed by criminal act, and about 17 have died from accidental causes, during the execution of duty. There has been one instance of ...
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List of Singapore police officers killed in the line of duty This is a list of police officers from the Singapore Police Force who were killed in the line of duty, based on official records from the year 1900 to date. Line of duty deaths refers to any police officer who has died while carrying out duty ...


Killings by law enforcement

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List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States Below are lists of people killed by law enforcement in the United States, both on duty and off duty. Lists of killings The numbers show how many total killings per year are recorded in the linked lists, not the actual number of people kill ...
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List of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United St ...


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References


External links


Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
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