List of Los Angeles Police Department officers killed in the line of duty


The following Los Angeles Police Department officers have all been killed in the line of duty. A total of 206 officers are officially recognized as having died in the line of duty by the Los Angeles Police Department. This list also includes two Los Angeles City Marshals, the chief law enforcement officer of Los Angeles, California in the city's early years before the LAPD was established in 1869 and who headed the LAPD until 1876 as well as three other officers who are not currently recognized by the LAPD as having died in the line of duty, bringing the total shown here to 209.
The term "line of duty" means any action which an officer is obligated or authorized to carry out, or for which the officer is compensated by the public agency he or she serves. The term "killed in the line of duty" means a law enforcement officer has died as a direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty. This includes law enforcement officers who, while in an off-duty capacity, act in response to a law violation, or are driving to or from work.
The fallen officers of LAPD are honored and remembered in a number of ways. The Los Angeles Police Memorial is a monument outside Parker Center, the LAPD's headquarters, and was unveiled on October 1, 1971. The monument is a fountain made from black granite, the base of which is inscribed with the names of the LAPD officers who have died while serving the City of Los Angeles. The California Peace Officers' Memorial is a wood and glass encased book containing the names of all fallen officers in California, and is attached to a wall outside the Governor's office in the state capital Sacramento. In 1988, the California Peace Officers' Memorial Monument was dedicated to the memory of the state's fallen officers. The monument is a 13-foot-tall, three-figured bronze monument in California's state capital, Sacramento, representing a county sheriff of the 1880s, a state trooper of the 1930s, and a city patrolman of the 1980s. In the United States capital city Washington D.C., the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which was established in 1970, honors law enforcement officials from across the nation who have died in the line of duty.
When an LAPD officer dies, the funeral is often one of and, such as that for Randal Simmons in 2008, which was observed by over 10,000 mourners and onlookers, including Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo, LA County Sheriff Lee Baca, Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley, LAPD Chief William J. Bratton, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and featured a procession of motorcycles, cars, SUVs, SWAT vehicles, and horses that lasted over an hour, a missing man formation, a riderless horse, a flag-draped casket, a three-volley salute, and "Amazing Grace" and "Taps" played by a bagpiper and bugler, respectively. It was the largest police officer funeral of its kind in the United States. Only one recent funeral did not have a riderless horse; that was Charles Heim's, as it was his duty to lead the horse at officers' funerals.

Officers

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"MoV" in the Notes cell denotes the officer has been posthumously awarded the LAPD's Medal of Valor.

"WoF" in the Notes cell denotes the officer has been posthumously awarded a joint Hollywood Walk of Fame Star.
NameRankBadge/Serial NumberTenureDate of deathAgeCause of deathNotes
City Marshal——1853—Gunfire
City Marshal/Police Chief—1870-10-31—Gunfire
Policeman—1907-02-2827GunfireL/D
Policeman—1907-11-3030Gunfire
Captain—1908-09-0947Gunfire
Policeman——1910-04-08—Gunfire
Policeman——1911-05-25—Gunfire
Policeman——1911-06-08—Struck by train
Policeman——1911-11-27—Car accident
Policeman——1911-12-25—Gunfire
Policeman——1914-03-31—Struck by streetcar
Policeman——1914-09-23—Gunfire
Sergeant—1915-10-1940Gunfire
Detective Lieutenant——1915-11-29—Gunfire
Policeman——1916-03-28—Motorcycle accident
Detective—1916-06-1739HeatstrokeL/D
Policeman—1916-12-1537Gunfire
Policeman——1917-09-04—Car accident
Lieutenant——1917-11-13—Fall
Policeman——1917-11-21—Fire
Policeman——1919-02-18—Gunfire
Policeman——1919-08-27—Motorcycle accident
Policeman——1919-09-22—Car accident
Policeman——1920-05-21—Car accident
Policeman——1920-05-24—Gunfire
Policeman——1920-06-15—Motorcycle accident
Policeman—1921-02-1145Motorcycle accidentL/D
Detective Sergeant——1921-06-18—Gunfire
Policeman——1921-12-06—Gunfire1
Policeman——1921-12-06—Gunfire1
Detective Sergeant——1922-04-0841Car accident
Policeman——1922-11-04—Gunfire
Policeman1923-01-1335Gunfire
Policeman——1923-01-22—Gunfire
Policeman1923-01-2228Struck by train
Policeman——1924-01-11—Car accident
Policeman——1924-02-20—Gunfire
Policeman——1924-07-27—Motorcycle accident
Policeman——1924-08-2036Gunfire
Policeman——1924-08-24—GunfireO/D
Policeman——1925-04-11—Motorcycle accident
Policeman——1925-08-23—GunfireL/D
Policeman——1926-02-0829Gunfire
Policeman——1926-02-23—Gunfire
Policeman——1926-03-14—Gunfire
Policeman——1926-05-16—Car accident
Sergeant——1926-07-10—Struck by vehicle
Policeman——1926-09-10—Motorcycle accident
Policeman——1927-01-2328Motorcycle accident
Policeman—1927-01-2533Gunfire
Policeman—1927-03-2327GunfireL/D
Policeman——1928-03-2836Gunfire
Policeman——1928-09-2936Gunfire
Policeman——1929-02-27—Car accident2
Policeman——1929-02-27—Car accident2
Policeman——1929-04-18—Car accident
Policeman——1930-03-3127Gunfire
Policeman—1930-04-13—Gunfire
Policeman——1930-05-10—Gunfire
Policeman——1931-01-28—GunfireL/D
Policeman——1931-03-01—Motorcycle accident
Policeman——1932-01-11—Gunfire
Policeman——1932-04-28—Gunfire
Detective Lieutenant——1932-12-20—Gunfire
Policeman——1933-10-21—Car accident
Policeman——1934-07-2432Gunfire
Policeman——1935-06-16—Motorcycle accident
Policeman——1935-10-20—Gunfire
Policeman1936-02-1742GunfireWoF
Sergeant——1936-11-09—Struck by train
Policeman——1937-03-10—Motorcycle accident
Policeman—1937-07-0947Struck by trainL/D
Policeman——1937-08-30—Car accident
Policeman—1938-01-1845Struck by vehicle
Lieutenant——1938-05-22—Gunfire
Policeman——1938-09-09—Car accident
Lieutenant——1939-01-1246Motorcycle accident
Policeman——1939-09-13—Motorcycle accident
Policeman——1940-05-2644Electrocution
Policeman—1941-07-1143Car accident
Detective Lieutenant——1941-07-1355GunfireL/D
Policeman1941-08-1850Motorcycle accidentL/D
Policeman—1941-09-2439Car accident
Policeman—1941-12-2527Motorcycle accident
Detective—1942-03-0845Gunfire
Policeman—1942-12-3131Gunfire
Policeman—1944-03-0449Heart attackL/D
Sergeant—1945-03-1643Gunfire
Sergeant—1945-10-1431Motorcycle accident
Policeman—1945-12-3133GunfireL/D
Policeman—1946-02-0133GunfireL/D
Policeman1946-02-0451GunfireMoV
Reserve Policeman——1946-08-0744GunfireL/D
Policeman—1947-04-1426Gunfire
Policeman—1947-10-0726Motorcycle accident
Policeman—1947-12-0525Gunfire
Policeman—1948-12-0631Gunfire
Detective Sergeant1949-05-1650Gunfire
Policeman1950-05-1126GunfireL/D
Policeman—1950-07-0828Motorcycle accident
Policeman—1950-10-2127Motorcycle accident
Policeman—1951-04-0533Motorcycle accident
Policeman—1951-09-3035Motorcycle accident
Sergeant—1952-02-1531GunfireL/D
Policeman—1952-03-0339Car accident
Policeman—1952-08-2432Motorcycle accident
Policeman—1954-06-2231Car accident
Detective—1955-02-2242Car accidentWoF
Policeman1956-09-0736Motorcycle accident
Policeman—1957-01-1338Heart attack
Policeman—1957-03-1734Gunfire
Policeman—1957-10-1438Gunfire
Policeman——1958-06-2024Gunfire
Policeman—1958-07-2635Car accident
Detective Sergeant—1958-10-2032Gunfire
Detective—1959-03-0536Gunfire
Policeman—1959-04-05—Gunfire
Policeman—1959-05-04—Car accident
Policeman—1959-12-26—Motorcycle accident
Policeman1960-12-0830Gunfire
Policeman1961-05-0644Gunfire
Policeman—1961-09-14—Motorcycle accident
Policeman—1961-11-30—Motorcycle accident
Policeman107331962-07-26—Vehicular assault
Policeman10046—1963-03-0931GunfireWoF
Detective—1964-02-01—Gunfire3
Detective Sergeant—1964-02-01—Gunfire3
Sergeant—1964-11-30—Helicopter accident
Policeman121511965-10-0622Gunfire
Policeman M/C Officer10395—1966-03-0227Vehicular assault
Sergeant12613—1966-08-2923Vehicular assaultL/D
Policeman—1966-08-3046Helicopter accident4
Policeman106681966-08-3027Helicopter accident4
Policeman106571966-10-2727GunfireL/D
Policeman1967-05-0823Gunfire
Policeman118951968-02-1033Struck by vehicle
Policeman121111968-02-1026Gunfire
Policeman140371968-09-0926Gunfire
Policeman139911969-07-31—GunfireWoF
Policeman14317—1969-08-19—Gunfire
Policeman141691970-04-2329GunfireO/D
Policeman13031—1970-08-18—Car accident
Policeman14745—1971-10-21—Gunfire
Policeman16849—1972-03-27—Car accident
Policeman12552—1973-03-2331GunfireO/D-L/D
Policeman102851973-06-2135Gunfire
Policeman105021973-07-0940Motorcycle accident
Detective11797—1973-11-0632Gunfire
Officer154441974-05-1125Gunfire
Commander—1974-05-29—Helicopter accident
Officer——1974-07-3058Car accidentL/D
Officer14028—1975-01-19—Motorcycle accident
Officer162081975-09-2229Vehicle pursuit
Officer154851976-02-1233Gunfire
Officer143881976-06-1130Helicopter accident
Officer120351976-08-1735Gunfire
Officer21939—1977-10-21—Gunfire
Officer148181979-08-0232Vehicular assault
Officer221231979-09-2723Gunfire
Detective11389—1980-03-10—Gunfire
Officer—1980-11-2640Heart attack
Officer22154—1981-05-31—Car accident
Officer13383—1982-10-10—GunfireO/D
Reserve OfficerR1019—1983-03-0128Helicopter accidentMoV
Officer15086—1983-06-0235Gunfire
Officer12023—1983-10-22—Motorcycle accident
Officer21730—1983-10-29—Vehicular assault5
Officer22205—1983-10-29—Vehicular assault5
Officer234311984-12-1927Gunfire
Detective174911985-10-3142GunfireO/D MoV
Detective12241—1986-02-08—Explosives; Pipe bomb6
Officer15323—1986-02-08—Explosives; Pipe bomb6
Officer14473—1987-06-0238Motorcycle accident
Officer III237591987-06-2228Gunfire
Officer255321988-06-0724Gunfire
Officer238001988-09-0330Gunfire
Officer25472—1988-12-1228Car accident7
Officer24654—1988-12-1226Car accident7
Officer24984—1988-12-1225Car accident7
Detective160321989-04-2042GunfireL/D
Detective117551989-12-2749GunfireL/D
Detective128841990-10-0950GunfireO/D WoF
Officer276061991-02-1134Gunfire
Officer203931991-06-1346Helicopter accident8
Officer168051991-06-1341Helicopter accident8
Detective206251992-08-2350Gunfire
Officer229401991-10-2242Motorcycle accident
Officer245581992-12-1634Motorcycle accident
Officer242161993-01-2039Bicycle accidentL/D WoF
Officer139941994-01-1746Motorcycle accidentO/D
Officer304331994-02-2245Gunfire
Officer242651994-10-2233GunfireWoF
Officer313141995-11-0431Vehicular assault
Officer II315881996-12-2227Gunfire
Officer II255611997-02-0531Motorcycle accident
Officer II276861998-01-0129GunfireL/D
Officer II307531998-08-0926Gunfire
Officer III320541998-11-2927Gunfire
Policeman162372000-03-1752FallL/D
Officer II325712000-09-1926Car accident
Officer268272001-12-0940Gunfire L/D
Detective I243142003-06-2549Car accident
Officer360462004-02-2030Gunfire
Officer II370292006-10-2231Car accident
Officer III+I228852008-02-0751Gunfire
Officer III359282008-09-1235Train accidentO/D
Officer III349802014-03-0740Car accident
Officer II254732014-04-0951Vehicular assaultL/D
Officer II396182014-05-0332Vehicular assault
Officer II—2019-06-0949Car accidentL/D
Officer—2019-07-2724GunfireO/D

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