List of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the United States
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 Uniform Crime Reports, from 1980–2014, 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 Officer Down Memorial Page reports 180 deaths in the line of duty. 161 law enforcement officers were killed in 2010. 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." 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 National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial 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, and an additional 49 died in accidents.
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.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.Lists of officers killed
- This list does not include deaths due to the 9/11 attacks; those deaths are listed here.
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| Date | Name | Cause of death | Details and reference |
| 2020-01-05 | Public Safety Officer Jackson Winkeler | Gunfire | Gunned down while conducting a traffic stop near the airport |
| 2020-01-09 | Officer Paul Dunn | Automobile Accident | Struck a concrete median driving his police-issued Harley-Davidson to work. |
| 2020-01-11 | Officer Nicholas Reyna | Automobile Accident | Died after being hit by a car while working the scene of a traffic accident out of Lubbock, Texas. |
| 2020-01-14 | Deputy Jarid Taylor | Automobile Accident | died in a car crash while responding to an emergency call in Bryan County Oklahoma. |
| 2020-01-19 | Officers Tiffany-Victoria Enriquez | Gunfire | Gunned down by a handyman with a history of run-ins with the law. |
| 2020-01-19 | Officers Kaulike Kalama | Gunfire | Gunned down by a handyman with a history of run-ins with the law. |
| 2020-01-23 | Deputy Sheldon Whiteman | Automobile Accident | Crashed his cruiser during a highway pursuit. |
| 2020-01-23 | Katherine “Katie” Thyne | Vehicular Assault | Vehicular homicide after a traffic stop in Newport News, Virginia |
| 2020-01-23 | Major Angelanette Moore | Heart Attack | Collapsed from a heart attack several hours after searching a housing unit for contraband. |
| 2020-01-31 | Officer Alan McCollum | Vehicular Assault | After being struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver. |
| 2020-02-05 | Officer Nick O'Rear | Gunfire | Shot to death by a driver while assisting other officers in a vehicle pursuit. |
| 2020-02-05 | Officer Kenneth Reid Lester | Gunfire | Fatally shot by a stranded motorist who was then killed by another officer. |
| 2020-02-12 | Deputy Sheriff Donna Richardson-Below | Automobile Accident | An oncoming vehicle crossed the center line and struck her patrol car head-on near Mansfield. |
| 2020-02-14 | Lieutenant Shirley Lanning | Automobile Accident | Following a head-on-crash in Oklahoma City. |
| 2020-02-17 | Officer David Kellywood | Gunfire | Responding to reports of “shots fired” near a casino outside of McNary, Arizona. |
| 2020-02-25 | Corporal Andrew J. Gillette | Gunfire | Deputy Gillette and other deputies were attempting to serve a detention order and an eviction notice |
| 2020-03-10 | Officer Brent William Perry Scrimshire | Gunfire | Shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop |
| 2020-03-16 | Officer Christopher Ryan Walsh | Gunfire | Walsh was fatally shot and killed at a convenience store. |
| 2020-03-18 | Deputy Sheriff Kenterrous Taylor | Automobile Accident | Taylor lost control of his vehicle, striking a wall and overturning |
| 2020-03-18 | Senior Deputy Christopher Scott Korzilius | Automobile Accident | |
| 2020-05-27 | Officer Cody Holte | Gunfire | killed in shootout following the attempt to serve a writ of restitution, Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| 2020-05-28 | Nathan Lyday | Gunfire | Fatally shot, responding to a domestic dispute in Ogden, Utah |
| 2020-5-29 | Federal Protective Service Officer Patrick Underwood | Gunfire | shot in a drive-by in Oakland, California |
| 2020-06-02 | Sgt. Stephen Williams | Gunfire | Fatally shot responding to a reported disturbance in Moody, Alabama |
| 2020-06-06 | Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller | Gunfire | Fatally shot responding to a disturbance in Santa Cruz, California. |
| 2020-06-30 | Sgt. Craig Johnson | Gunfire | Fatally shot responding on a routine traffic stop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
Gallery
Incidents with multiple deaths
- Murders of Eric Joering and Anthony Morelli
- 2016 shooting of Baton Rouge police officers
- 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers
- 2016 shootings of Des Moines police officers
- 2014 killings of NYPD officers
- 2014 shooting of Sacramento police officers
- 2014 Las Vegas shootings
- 2013 shooting of Santa Cruz police officers
- 2009 shooting of Lakewood, Washington, police officers
- 2009 shooting of Pittsburgh police officers
- 2009 shootings of Oakland police officers
- Newhall massacre
By city or region
- List of Baltimore Police Department officers killed in the line of duty
- List of Honolulu Police Department officers killed in the line of duty
- List of Los Angeles Police Department officers killed in the line of duty
- List of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officers killed in the line of duty
- List of New York Police Department officers killed in the line of duty
- List of Philadelphia Police Department officers killed in the line of duty
Other nations
- List of Australian Federal Police killed in the line of duty
- List of British police officers killed in the line of duty
- List of Irish police officers killed in the line of duty
- List of Malaysian police officers killed in the line of duty
- List of New Zealand police officers killed in the line of duty
- List of Singapore police officers killed in the line of duty
Killings by law enforcement
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States