
Manchester, New Hampshire Police DepartmentĪssassinated by his defeated rival for position of sheriffĪlaska State Trooper, Cleary Summit Ski Area, Fairbanks North Star Shot, "gunned down by an armed gang attempting the theft of a safe from a local shoe store"īritish Columbia, Canada, aircraft accident Īircraft accident northwest of Farewell, Alaska Madison County, Arkansas Sheriff's Department Jerome County, Idaho Sheriff's Department Lost control of cruiser, which was engulfed in flames. Shot in a firefight in North Miami Beach. Killed by a pursuing patrol car during a stolen car investigation. Shot several times and run over by a resident he had a long-running feud with, after which the resident was himself shot and killed by a passing motorist. Prince George's County, Maryland Sheriff's Office Officer George Alleyn, Officer Walt Fargo, Officer Roger Gore, Officer James Pence

You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. The state with the largest number of line of duty deaths is Texas with 74 followed by New York with 21. The leading cause of death for 2020 is COVID-19 at 234 deaths followed by gunfire at 45 deaths. The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 362 deaths. The state with the highest amount of line of duty deaths is New York with 25 followed by Texas with 18. The leading cause of death for 2019 is gunfire at 49 deaths followed by 9/11 related cancer at 24 deaths. The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 150 deaths in the line of duty. Firearms-related fatalities were the leading cause of officer deaths for the year. The FBI, however, reported 106 deaths in the line of duty. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund counted 144 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers killed. This represents a 33 percent decrease from the 66 officers killed in firearm-related incidents during 2016. Firearms-related fatalities were the second-leading cause of officer deaths, with 44 officers shot and killed in 2017. Fatalities decreased more than 10 percent with traffic-related fatalities the leading cause this year. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund counted 128 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers killed. The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 152 deaths in the line of duty. 64 officers were shot and killed and 21 were ambushed. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund counted 135 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers killed. The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 171 deaths in the line of duty. 42 officers were shot and killed and 52 officers were killed in traffic-related incidents. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund counted 124 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers killed. The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 164 deaths in the line of duty.

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). The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund counted 126 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers killed. The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 158 deaths in the line of duty. 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). The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund counted 102 federal, state and local officers to have been killed in 2012. The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 128 deaths in the line of duty. The FBI Fund counted 49 federal, state and local officers to have been killed in 2012. For 2012, the FBI records 49 deaths in the line of duty. The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 141 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. The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 187 deaths in the line of duty. The average from 1990 to 2010 was 164 per year. The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 180 deaths in the line of duty.

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