
I have written several articles law enforcement. A list of links have been provided at bottom of this article for your convenience. This article will, however address different aspects on Law Enforcement.
Unfortunately due to the sheer numbers of fallen officers throughout the US, I am having to separate this posting into two sections. It is a sad state in our society that the numbers are so large, that this is even necessary. In 2001 the police were heroes, now they have become villains. This trend needs to stop and be reversed before all is lost in this country. That is the reason why I am listing every fallen officer, including the K-9 division, so that their sacrifices will not be forgotten, and also to hopefully shame our country some as well. We can no longer treat these gallant officers as expendable.
2011 Honor Roll of Heroes
Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2011
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 188
- 9/11 related illness13
- Aircraft accident1
- Animal related1
- Assault6
- Automobile crash35
- Drowned4
- Duty related illness8
- Explosion1
- Gunfire68
- Gunfire (Inadvertent)5
- Heart attack14
- Heatstroke1
- Motorcycle crash5
- Stabbed2
- Struck by train2
- Struck by vehicle4
- Training accident1
- Vehicle pursuit4
- Vehicular assault12
- Weather/Natural disaster1
Total Deaths by Month
- January20
- February14
- March30
- April12
- May15
- June16
- July16
- August16
- September10
- October9
- November8
- December22
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama4
- Arizona2
- Arkansas1
- California10
- Colorado2
- Delaware1
- Florida16
- Georgia11
- Hawaii1
- Illinois2
- Indiana2
- Iowa2
- Kansas1
- Kentucky1
- Louisiana3
- Maine1
- Maryland2
- Massachusetts1
- Michigan5
- Minnesota2
- Mississippi2
- Missouri6
- Montana1
- New Jersey5
- New Mexico1
- New York24
- North Carolina7
- North Dakota2
- Ohio6
- Oklahoma2
- Oregon3
- Pennsylvania4
- Puerto Rico4
- South Carolina4
- South Dakota3
- Tennessee5
- Texas13
- Tribal Police2
- U.S. Government14
- Virginia6
- Washington2
- Wisconsin1
- Wyoming1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male174
- Female14
Statistics
- Average age42
- Average tour of duty13 years, 10 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 14

Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Michelle Hopper
Clark County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Andrew John Dominguez
Alamogordo Police Department, NM
EOW: Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff John Norsworthy
Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Chief of Police Ralph Arthur Painter
Rainier Police Department, OR
EOW: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer William Henry Torbit, Jr.
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, January 9, 2011
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Police Officer Rogerio Rene Morales
Davie Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, January 13, 2011
Cause: Heatstroke

Police Officer Christopher Anthony Matlosz
Lakewood Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, January 14, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Kevin Paul Marceau
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, January 14, 2011
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Larry James Nehasil
Livonia Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, January 17, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Special Agent Gerard D. Senatore
United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Miami-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, January 20, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Miami-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, January 20, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Thomas Raymond Hayes
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 20, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Charles Richard “Chuck” Nesbitt, Jr.
Sumter Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, January 21, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Jeffrey Adam Yaslowitz
St. Petersburg Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, January 24, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Thomas John Baitinger
St. Petersburg Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, January 24, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Corrections Officer Casimiro Maximino Pomales
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Friday, January 28, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Park Ranger Christopher Nickel
United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service, US
EOW: Saturday, January 29, 2011
Cause: Duty related illness

Correctional Officer Jayme Lee Biendl
Washington State Department of Corrections, WA
EOW: Saturday, January 29, 2011
Cause: Assault

Correctional Officer Colonel Gregory Guy Malloy
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Michael J. Califano
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, February 5, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Jonathan V. Bastock
Stow Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 5, 2011
Cause: Duty related illness

Police Officer Aaron Daniel Peru
San Carlos Apache Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Sunday, February 13, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Uniontown Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Special Agent Jaime Jorge Zapata
United States Department of Homeland Security – Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security Investigations, US
EOW: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Captain John Irwin “Jay” McDonough, II
Volusia County Beach Patrol, FL
EOW: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy U.S. Marshal Derek William Hotsinpiller
United States Department of Justice – United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Delray Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, February 17, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Poughkeepsie City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, February 18, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer David Scott Crawford
St. Petersburg Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, February 21, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service, US
EOW: Thursday, February 24, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Frederick Alston Thornton
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, February 25, 2011
Cause: Explosion

Security Policeman Nicholas Jerome Alden
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Willie Amos Cammon
Heard County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Thursday, March 3, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, WA
EOW: Thursday, March 3, 2011
Cause: Assault

Police Officer James Philip “Stumpy” Sticklen
Alexandria Police Department, KY
EOW: Friday, March 4, 2011
Cause: Heart attack

District Administrator Debra Kay Collins
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Friday, March 4, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Donald Joshua Newman
Jemison Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 2011
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Tony Francis Koga, III
Homestead Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy U.S. Marshal John Brookman Perry
United States Department of Justice – United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jay William Sheridan
Limon Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

New York State Police, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 10, 2011
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Deputy Sheriff Sebastian Edward Diana
Orange County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Cause: Duty related illness

Police Officer Geoffrey J. Breitkopf
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Police Officer Alain K. Schaberger
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, March 13, 2011
Cause: Assault

Deputy Sheriff Cameron Neil Justus
Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Sunday, March 13, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff William Ezra Stiltner
Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Sunday, March 13, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Pavlos D. Pallas
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, March 14, 2011
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Stephanie Ann Brown
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Cause: Vehicular assault

Orange County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Jermaine Anthony Gibson
Cathedral City Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Andrew Scott Dunn
Sandusky Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Police Capers Wannamaker, Jr.
St. Matthews Police Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Craig Allen Birkholz
Fond du Lac Police Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, March 20, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Senior Police Officer Elmer Basco “Buddy” Christian, III
Athens-Clarke County Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Senior Patrol Officer James Gering Brooks, Sr.
Madison Police Department, MS
EOW: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer George Mon Cheng Wong
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 24, 2011
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Game Warden Pilot Daryl Ray Gordon
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife – Warden Service, ME
EOW: Friday, March 25, 2011
Cause: Aircraft accident

Trooper Kevin Patrick Dobson, Sr.
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Saturday, March 26, 2011
Cause: Struck by vehicle

New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Monday, March 28, 2011
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Robert Leo Britton, Jr.
Smith County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Monday, March 28, 2011
Cause: Animal related

Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, April 2, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office, IA
EOW: Monday, April 4, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Senior Officer Specialist Christopher Quinn Cooper
United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Thursday, April 7, 2011
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer William T. Martin
New York City Transit Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, April 9, 2011
Cause: Assault

Correctional Officer Ronald E. “RJ” Johnson
South Dakota Department of Corrections, SD
EOW: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Cause: Assault

Patrolman Jonathan Richard Schmidt
Trumann Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Public Safety Officer Eric Emiliano Zapata
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, MI
EOW: Monday, April 18, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Sherri Katherine Jones
Bowie County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Monday, April 18, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer J. Christopher Kilcullen
Eugene Police Department, OR
EOW: Friday, April 22, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Clifton Leigh Taylor
Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 23, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Daryl Anthony Hall
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, April 24, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Rolando Alberto Tirado
Buckeye Police Department, AZ
EOW: Sunday, May 1, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Wartburg Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, May 2, 2011
Cause: Assault

Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Saturday, May 7, 2011
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Warren County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Cause: Vehicular assault

Border Patrol Agent Eduardo Rojas, Jr.
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Thursday, May 12, 2011
Cause: Struck by train

Border Patrol Agent Hector R. Clark
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Thursday, May 12, 2011
Cause: Struck by train

Corrections Officer IV Craig Allan Orrell
Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 12, 2011
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Paul Winston Nauden
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, May 20, 2011
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Trevor Scott Phillips
Tuscaloosa Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, May 21, 2011
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Trooper First Class Shaft Sidney Hunter
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Saturday, May 21, 2011
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Andrew Scott Garton
Hawthorne Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, May 26, 2011
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Friday, May 27, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Kenneth Gary Vann, Sr.
Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, May 28, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Kevin Scott Will
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, May 29, 2011
Cause: Vehicular assault

Special Agent Timothy Scott Briggs
United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Cause: Heart attack

Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Cause: Vehicular assault

Master Patrolman Jefferson Taylor
Riverside Police Division, MO
EOW: Friday, June 3, 2011
Cause: Weather/Natural disaster

Deputy Sheriff Kurt Brian Wyman
Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, NY
EOW: Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Richard Keith Bellar
Dickson County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Investigator Warren Basco “Sneak” Lewis, III
Nash County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, June 9, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, June 9, 2011
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Charles Edward “Chuck” Armour
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, June 11, 2011
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Alexander
Chemung County Sheriff’s Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, June 12, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Kevin Alexis Sandoval
South Pasadena Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Cause: Heart attack

Alexandria Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, June 18, 2011
Cause: Duty related illness

Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Friday, June 24, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Darrell Cervandez Curley
Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR
EOW: Sunday, June 26, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Russell Anthony “Roscoe” George
Ball Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, June 26, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, June 26, 2011
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Deputy Sheriff Charles Allen VanMeter
Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, June 26, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Kyle David Pagerly
Berks County Sheriff’s Office, PA
EOW: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff John Charles Mecklenburg
Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, July 3, 2011
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Sheriff James D. “Dee” Stewart
Spalding County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, July 3, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman II Timothy Felton Warren
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, July 3, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, July 4, 2011
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Patrol Officer Elieser “Eli” Colonroche
Sanford Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Cause: Training accident

Bismarck Police Department, ND
EOW: Friday, July 8, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Bryan Mitchell Hebert
Beaumont Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, July 8, 2011
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Ryan Embert Stringer
Alhambra Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, July 10, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Brent Daniel Long
Terre Haute Police Department, IN
EOW: Monday, July 11, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Fermin Sonny Archer, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Roger Dale Rice, Jr.
Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Thursday, July 14, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, July 15, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Richard Joseph “Rick” Daly
Clayton County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Bryan Phillip Gross
Converse County Sheriff’s Office, WY
EOW: Thursday, July 28, 2011
Cause: Drowned

Police Officer Daniel Ryan Ackerman
Buena Park Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, July 30, 2011
Cause: Duty related illness

Police Officer Russell Mark Willingham, Jr.
Winston-Salem Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, July 30, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Frederick Freeman Guthrie, Jr.
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Monday, August 1, 2011
Cause: Drowned

Deputy Sheriff David Jennings Dawson, III
Greene County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Monday, August 1, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, NJ
EOW: Monday, August 1, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer James Ryan McCandless
Rapid City Police Department, SD
EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Probation / Parole Officer II Jeffrey Lynn Settle
North Carolina Department of Public Safety – Division of Community Corrections, NC
EOW: Thursday, August 4, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Karen E. Barnes
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 4, 2011
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Nicholas Keegan Armstrong
Rapid City Police Department, SD
EOW: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jeremy Nicholas Henwood
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 7, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Louisiana Department of Public Safety Police, LA
EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Robert Allen Lasso
Freemansburg Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, August 11, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Charles Dennis Cole, Jr.
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 2011
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Caruthersville Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Justin David Sollohub
Anniston Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, August 25, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Bexar County Constable’s Office – Precinct 3, TX
EOW: Saturday, August 27, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, August 28, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Probation Officer Tiffany Danielle Bishop
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Travis County Constable’s Office – Precinct 2, TX
EOW: Saturday, September 10, 2011
Cause: Duty related illness

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, September 12, 2011
Cause: Heart attack

Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Cause: Vehicular assault

Lieutenant Joseph Lawrence Szczerba
New Castle County Police Department, DE
EOW: Friday, September 16, 2011
Cause: Stabbed

Deputy Sheriff Derrick Lee Whittle
Union County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, September 18, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Bryan Keith Sleeper
Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department, ND
EOW: Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Cause: Heart attack

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, LA
EOW: Friday, September 30, 2011
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Reserve Deputy Sheriff Timothy Evan Lowry
Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, OK
EOW: Friday, September 30, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Reserve Deputy Sheriff Michael Don Roberts
Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, OK
EOW: Friday, September 30, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Grenada Police Department, MS
EOW: Friday, October 7, 2011
Cause: Vehicular assault

Lower Burrell Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Trevor Parker Slot
Walker Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Cause: Vehicular assault

Patrolman Joseph S. Wargo, Jr.
Mount Arlington Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, October 16, 2011
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff James David “JD” Paugh
Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, October 23, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Investigator Richard E. Williams
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Terry Mae Lewis Flemming
Albany Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, October 28, 2011
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Bradley Ryan Jones
Glendale Police Department, AZ
EOW: Saturday, October 29, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer David W. Riddlesperger
Fultondale Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, October 30, 2011
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Daniel Cecil Clark
San Bernardino Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, November 3, 2011
Cause: Duty related illness

Newark Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, November 7, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Doraville Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, November 14, 2011
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer James Lowell Capoot
Vallejo Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Agent Mariano RodrÃguez-Maldonado, Jr.
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, November 21, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Correctional Officer Buddy Ray Herron
Oregon Department of Corrections, OR
EOW: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Cause: Stabbed

Patrol Officer Michael Joseph Pollitz
St. Louis Park Police Department, MN
EOW: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Cause: Duty related illness

Sergeant Jacqueline C. Schaefer
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, December 2, 2011
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Chief of Police Jerry E. Hicks, Sr.
Leadwood Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, December 4, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Anthony Alan Giniewicz
Signal Hill Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Richard Lee Rhyne
Moore County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer I Deriek W. Crouse
Virginia Tech Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant David Ernest Enzbrenner
Atchison Police Department, KS
EOW: Friday, December 9, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 12, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Agent Isaac Joel Pizarro-Pizarro
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Undersheriff Patrick Alan Pyette
Blaine County Sheriff’s Office, MT
EOW: Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Cause: Struck by vehicle

United States Department of the Interior – United States Park Police, US
EOW: Friday, December 16, 2011
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Ronnie Eugene Smith
Butts County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, December 17, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer John David Dryer
East Washington Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, December 19, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Specialist Timothy Brian Schock
Chesapeake Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Cause: Drowned

Police Officer Arnulfo Crispin
Lakeland Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Master Public Safety Officer Edward Scott Richardson
Aiken Department of Public Safety, SC
EOW: Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, December 23, 2011
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Deputy Sheriff Matthew Jay Miller
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Monday, December 26, 2011
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Trooper William Herman Dyer, III
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Clifton P. Lewis
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, December 29, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Special Agent Daniel Lee “Danny” Knapp
United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, December 29, 2011
Cause: Drowned

Police Officer Shawn Steven Schneider
Lake City Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, December 30, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Senior Special Agent John Francis Capano
United States Department of Justice – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, US
EOW: Saturday, December 31, 2011
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Clark County Sheriff’s Office, WA
EOW: Sunday, April 10, 2011
Cause: Stabbed

Palm Springs Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, April 17, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

New Albany Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Cause: Struck by vehicle

New Castle Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, June 4, 2011
Cause: Heatstroke

Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Monday, August 1, 2011
Cause: Drowned

St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Cause: Heatstroke

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Monday, August 8, 2011
Cause: Heatstroke

Vineland Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, October 10, 2011
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: Friday, November 4, 2011
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Sunday, November 6, 2011
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, NY
EOW: Sunday, December 4, 2011
Cause: Fall

Louisa County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Monday, December 12, 2011
Cause: Animal related

Richland County Sheriff’s Department, SC
EOW: Friday, December 16, 2011
Cause: Gunfire

Ector County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Friday, December 30, 2011
Cause: Struck by vehicle
2012 Honor Roll of Heroes
Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2012
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 145
- 9/11 related illness13
- Accidental1
- Aircraft accident3
- Assault1
- Automobile crash23
- Drowned1
- Duty related illness4
- Fall3
- Gunfire48
- Gunfire (Inadvertent)2
- Heart attack11
- Heatstroke1
- Motorcycle crash5
- Stabbed5
- Struck by vehicle6
- Training accident2
- Vehicle pursuit5
- Vehicular assault11
Total Deaths by Month
- January18
- February5
- March7
- April9
- May7
- June11
- July17
- August17
- September16
- October11
- November11
- December16
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama2
- Arizona2
- Arkansas1
- California2
- Colorado8
- Connecticut1
- Florida5
- Georgia7
- Hawaii2
- Illinois2
- Indiana2
- Iowa1
- Kansas2
- Kentucky4
- Louisiana4
- Maryland4
- Massachusetts5
- Michigan2
- Minnesota1
- Mississippi1
- Missouri1
- Nevada2
- New Hampshire1
- New Jersey2
- New Mexico1
- New York15
- North Carolina7
- Ohio3
- Oklahoma5
- Pennsylvania5
- Puerto Rico5
- Rhode Island1
- South Carolina1
- Tennessee2
- Texas11
- U.S. Government12
- Utah2
- Virgin Islands1
- Virginia4
- Washington1
- West Virginia3
- Wisconsin2
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male132
- Female13
Statistics
- Average age43
- Average tour of duty13 years, 1 month
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 18

Sergeant Abimael Castro-Berrocales
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Park Ranger Margaret A. Anderson
United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service, US
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Director of Field Operations Julio Daniel La Rosa
United States Department of the Treasury – Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, US
EOW: Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Cause: Heart attack

Ogden Police Department, UT
EOW: Thursday, January 5, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Master Patrolman Mitchell DeWayne Weeks
McAlester Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, January 6, 2012
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff William Hauley Coleman
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, AZ
EOW: Sunday, January 8, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

New Haven Police Department, CT
EOW: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Denny Van Lawrence
Elko County Sheriff’s Office, NV
EOW: Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Randall L. Benoit
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Agent Francis Agustin Crespo-Mandry
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Barbara Ann Dukes Ester
Arkansas Department of Correction, AR
EOW: Friday, January 20, 2012
Cause: Stabbed

Correctional Officer Tracy A. Hardin
Nevada Department of Corrections, NV
EOW: Friday, January 20, 2012
Cause: Heart attack

Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Saturday, January 21, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Special Deputy James Ireland Thacker
Pike County Sheriff’s Office, KY
EOW: Monday, January 23, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, January 23, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Senior Police Officer Gail Denise Thomas
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer William Dewitt Talbert
Montgomery County Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, January 27, 2012
Cause: Duty related illness

Master Corporal Sandra Elizabeth “Sandy” Rogers
Aiken Department of Public Safety, SC
EOW: Saturday, January 28, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Steven Caserlos Dion Green, Sr.
Mobile Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, February 3, 2012
Cause: Stabbed

Police Officer Peter O. Rodriguez
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, February 12, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Clay County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, February 16, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department, WV
EOW: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Washington State Patrol, WA
EOW: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Denis Reid McLarney
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 1, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Deputy Sheriff Barbara Ann Pill
Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Corrections Officer Britney Rachelle Meux
Lake County Sheriff’s Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault

Sergeant Ruben Howard Thomas, III
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Sunday, March 18, 2012
Cause: Stabbed

Police Officer Richard G. Holland
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, March 23, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Saturday, March 24, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Michael Christopher Walizer
Charles City County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Senior Police Officer Jaime De Luna Padron
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, April 6, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Special Agent William Robert Craig
United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Monday, April 9, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office, MA
EOW: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Correctional Officer William Lee Wright
North Carolina Department of Public Safety – Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Cause: Fall

Deputy Sheriff Robert Lee Paris, Jr.
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Police Chief Michael Patrick Maloney
Greenland Police Department, NH
EOW: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Brian Edward Hayden
Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Maxwell Robert Dorley
Providence Police Department, RI
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Chester City Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, April 30, 2012
Cause: Duty related illness

Deputy Sheriff David William Wargo, Jr.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault

Investigator Michael John Walter
Pearl Police Department, MS
EOW: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Probation / Parole Officer Jeffery Matthew McCoy
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK
EOW: Friday, May 18, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Justin Durwood Maples
Cleveland Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, May 20, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

New York State Police, NY
EOW: Saturday, May 26, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Detective Jeremy Stephen Bitner
Englewood Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, May 28, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault

Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 2012
Cause: Duty related illness

Police Officer Kevin E. Ambrose
Springfield Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, June 4, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Dewayne Charles Hester
Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Friday, June 8, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Michael Ray Smith
Upton County Sheriff’s Department, TX
EOW: Friday, June 8, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Reserve Deputy Sheriff William Charles Coen
Harper County Sheriff’s Office, OK
EOW: Sunday, June 10, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Robert Warren Crapse, Sr.
Bryan County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Friday, June 15, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Inspector Warren Wayte Watts
Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, CO
EOW: Saturday, June 16, 2012
Cause: Heart attack

Ames Police Department, IA
EOW: Sunday, June 17, 2012
Cause: Drowned

Lieutenant Christopher M. Pupo
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, June 23, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Celena Charise Hollis
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Sunday, June 24, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Agent Victor Manuel Soto-Velez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Utah Highway Patrol, UT
EOW: Saturday, June 30, 2012
Cause: Fall

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Border Patrol Agent Leopoldo Cavazos, Jr.
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, July 6, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Christopher Wayne Reeves
Millville Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, July 8, 2012
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Brian J. Lorenzo
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, July 8, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Master Police Officer Jeremiah Montgomery Goodson, Jr.
Lumberton Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Correctional Officer Nikkii S. Bostic-Jones
Cook County Sheriff’s Office – Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault

Border Patrol Agent James Ray Dominguez
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Thursday, July 19, 2012
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Senior Investigator Thomas G. Moran, Jr.
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Sunday, July 22, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Monday, July 23, 2012
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Matthew Robert Tyner
Colorado Springs Police Department, CO
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Postal Inspector Preston Boyd Parnell
United States Postal Inspection Service, US
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Westfield Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2012
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff William Ronald Mast, Jr.
Watauga County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, July 27, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Joshua Stanley Williams
Waxahachie Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, July 28, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault

Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, WI
EOW: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Michael Allyn Paris, Sr.
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Joshua Shane Mitchell
Reagan County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Constable Brian David Bachmann
Brazos County Constable’s Office – Precinct 1, TX
EOW: Monday, August 13, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Michael Triche
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Brandon Joseph Nielsen
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

New Mexico Motor Transportation Police, NM
EOW: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Moses Walker, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, August 18, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Ronald G. Becker, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 19, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer I Adrian Antonio Morris
Prince George’s County Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, August 20, 2012
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Detective John F. Kristoffersen
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, August 25, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Correctional Officer Timothy A. Betts
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Sunday, August 26, 2012
Cause: Heart attack

Chief of Police Herbert D. Proffitt
Tompkinsville Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Forrest Edward “Dino” Taylor
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, CO
EOW: Friday, August 31, 2012
Cause: Aircraft accident

West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Friday, August 31, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Officer Kenyon Marc Youngstrom
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Charles Barton Licato
Harford County Sheriff’s Office, MD
EOW: Thursday, September 6, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Air Interdiction Agent James S. Litz
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – Air and Marine Operations, US
EOW: Friday, September 7, 2012
Cause: Heart attack

Trooper Bobby Gene Demuth, Jr.
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Saturday, September 8, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Bruce Edwin St. Laurent
Jupiter Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, September 9, 2012
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Sergeant Patrick John O’Rourke
West Bloomfield Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, September 9, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Sergeant James G. Hoopes, III
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Bradley Michael Fox
Plymouth Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, September 13, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Robert W. Dooley
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, September 15, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent Jeffrey Ramirez
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Saturday, September 15, 2012
Cause: Heatstroke

Police Officer Mark Allen Taulbee
Hodgenville Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, September 16, 2012
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Jason Edward Gresko
Willoughby Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, September 21, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Mary Katherine Ricard
Colorado Department of Corrections, CO
EOW: Monday, September 24, 2012
Cause: Stabbed

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Allen Schaub
Broward County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer William G. Parker
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, September 27, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Colvin Terrance Georges, Sr.
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Saturday, September 29, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent Nicholas J. Ivie
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Trooper First Class Blake T. Coble
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Thursday, October 4, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Thursday, October 4, 2012
Cause: Heart attack

Patrolman Jonathan Keith Molina
El Paso Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, October 5, 2012
Cause: Assault

Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Friday, October 5, 2012
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Peter James Kneeland
Worcester Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, October 7, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault

Correctional Officer Larry L. Stell
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Thursday, October 11, 2012
Cause: Stabbed

Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, October 13, 2012
Cause: Training accident

Special Agent Edward Joseph Smith
United States Department of Homeland Security – Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security Investigations, US
EOW: Monday, October 15, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Joseph Paul Olivieri, Jr.
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, October 18, 2012
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent David Richard Delaney
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, November 2, 2012
Cause: Duty related illness

Police Officer Richard Joseph Halford
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, November 3, 2012
Cause: Aircraft accident

Police Officer Shawn Antonio Smiley
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, November 3, 2012
Cause: Aircraft accident

Agent Iván Gustavo Román-Matos
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Police Agent James Jeffery Davies
Lakewood Police Department, CO
EOW: Friday, November 9, 2012
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Police Officer Elgin Levarn Daniel
Henry County Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, November 12, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff C. Anthony Rakes
Marion County Sheriff’s Office, KY
EOW: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Scott Jeffrey Ward
Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Friday, November 23, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Colorado State Patrol, CO
EOW: Friday, November 23, 2012
Cause: Fall

Trooper Kyle William Deatherage
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Monday, November 26, 2012
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Thomas Edward Decker
Cold Spring Police Department, MN
EOW: Thursday, November 29, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Correctional Officer Keith DeCarlo Smith
North Carolina Department of Public Safety – Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Saturday, December 1, 2012
Cause: Accidental

Senior Chief Petty Officer Terrell Edwin Horne, III
United States Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement, US
EOW: Sunday, December 2, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Ricky Ray Issac, Jr.
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, December 8, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer II Martoiya Veontwanneice Woods Lang
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, December 14, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Richard Parsons
Washington County Sheriff’s Office, MO
EOW: Saturday, December 15, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Topeka Police Department, KS
EOW: Sunday, December 16, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jeffrey Glenn Atherly
Topeka Police Department, KS
EOW: Sunday, December 16, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

El Paso Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 16, 2012
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Sean Louis Callahan
Clayton County Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Master Police Officer William Kevin Snow
Bristol Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Cause: Heart attack

Lieutenant Michael John “Chip” Chiapperini
Webster Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 24, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Jimmie Deveril Norman
Bellaire Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, December 24, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jennifer Lynn Sebena
Wauwatosa Police Department, WI
EOW: Monday, December 24, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Randall “Shane” Thomas
Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Friday, December 28, 2012
Cause: Training accident

San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 29, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Prince William County Police Department, VA
EOW: Monday, December 31, 2012
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Hattiesburg Police Department, MS
EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash

Vermilion Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Cause: Fall

Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Thursday, July 12, 2012
Cause: Heatstroke

Lee County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Monday, July 16, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Cause: Heatstroke

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Cause: Heatstroke

Anderson Police Department, IN
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Cause: Heatstroke

Panama Police Department, OK
EOW: Sunday, August 5, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Camden Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, August 9, 2012
Cause: Heatstroke

Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Monday, August 20, 2012
Cause: Exposure to toxins

Anderson Police Department, IN
EOW: Monday, August 20, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, MS
EOW: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Cause: Heatstroke

Des Moines Police Department, IA
EOW: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Cause: Heatstroke

Warwick Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, September 1, 2012
Cause: Heatstroke

Utah Highway Patrol, UT
EOW: Friday, November 16, 2012
Cause: Struck by vehicle

United States Department of Justice – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, US
EOW: Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Cause: Gunfire

Tucson Police Department, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
2013 Honor Roll of Heroes
Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2013
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 136
- 9/11 related illness19
- Aircraft accident1
- Automobile crash26
- Boating accident1
- Bomb1
- Drowned2
- Duty related illness3
- Electrocuted1
- Fall4
- Fire1
- Gunfire34
- Gunfire (Inadvertent)2
- Heart attack14
- Motorcycle crash5
- Stabbed2
- Struck by vehicle8
- Training accident2
- Vehicle pursuit4
- Vehicular assault6
Total Deaths by Month
- January9
- February13
- March11
- April12
- May16
- June7
- July8
- August9
- September16
- October9
- November10
- December16
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama3
- Alaska2
- Arizona2
- Arkansas6
- California10
- Colorado2
- Florida4
- Georgia3
- Illinois3
- Indiana1
- Iowa1
- Kentucky4
- Louisiana4
- Maryland1
- Massachusetts2
- Michigan3
- Minnesota1
- Mississippi7
- Nevada1
- New Mexico1
- New York25
- North Carolina2
- Ohio1
- Oklahoma2
- Oregon1
- Pennsylvania4
- Puerto Rico2
- South Carolina2
- Tennessee2
- Texas13
- Tribal Police1
- U.S. Government14
- Utah1
- Virginia2
- Washington1
- West Virginia1
- Wisconsin1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male128
- Female8
Statistics
- Average age44
- Average tour of duty14 years, 10 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 22
- Accidental1
- Asphyxiation1
- Automobile crash3
- Duty related illness2
- Fall1
- Gunfire4
- Heatstroke5
- Stabbed2
- Struck by vehicle2
- Training accident1

Agent Mayra Del Carmen RamÃrez-Barreto
Puerto Rico Department of Justice, PR
EOW: Thursday, January 10, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Correctional Officer Eliezer Colón-Claussells
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR
EOW: Thursday, January 10, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Kevin Andrew Tonn
Galt Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Traci L. Tack-Czajkowski
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Detective Tommy L. Merriweather
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, January 21, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Friday, January 25, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Frederick Albert Riggenbach
Chitimacha Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Saturday, January 26, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Craig L. Capolino
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer William Michael McGary
Conway Police Department, AR
EOW: Friday, February 1, 2013
Cause: Vehicular assault

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, February 1, 2013
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Patricia A. Parete
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, February 2, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Public Safety Officer Keith Lawrence
University of Southern California Department of Public Safety, CA
EOW: Sunday, February 3, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Billy Ray Grimsley
Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Sunday, February 3, 2013
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Michael Daniel Crain
Riverside Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 7, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Jeremiah Alan MacKay
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Joshua Phillip Lynaugh
St. Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: Saturday, February 16, 2013
Cause: Heart attack

Senior Officer Specialist Eric Williams
United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Monday, February 25, 2013
Cause: Stabbed

Sergeant Loran Lee “Butch” Baker, Jr.
Santa Cruz Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Elizabeth Chase Butler
Santa Cruz Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office, AR
EOW: Saturday, March 2, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Thursday, March 7, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Village Public Safety Officer Thomas O. Madole
Alaska State Troopers – Village Public Safety Officers, AK
EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Executive Director Thomas Lynn Clements
Colorado Department of Corrections, CO
EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Enterprise Police Department, MS
EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Monday, March 25, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Fifth Judicial District Drug Task Force, AR
EOW: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Cause: Heart attack

Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Thursday, March 28, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Alaska State Troopers, AK
EOW: Saturday, March 30, 2013
Cause: Aircraft accident

Correctional Officer Brandon Elliot Kountz
United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Cause: Heart attack

Mingo County Sheriff’s Office, WV
EOW: Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Eric Tyrone Smith, Sr.
Jackson Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, April 4, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Nathaniel Holland, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, April 5, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Deputy Sheriff Hans Jacob Fifer
Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office, AR
EOW: Monday, April 8, 2013
Cause: Heart attack

Chief of Police Anthony Quinn Barfield, Sr.
Barwick Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Donald E. Bishop
Town of Brookfield Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, April 13, 2013
Cause: Heart attack

Assistant Warden Peggy L. Sylvester
Opelousas Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, April 14, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrol Officer Sean Allen Collier
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Chad Christian Key
Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 20, 2013
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Douglas Leon Hanna
Washita County Sheriff’s Office, OK
EOW: Sunday, April 21, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Master Deputy Sheriff Joseph “Shane” Robbins
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Friday, April 26, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Larry Dale Candelari
Pasadena Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, April 26, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Detective Charles John Wassil, Jr.
Peekskill Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Patrolman William Jerome “Jerry” McCarthy, IV
Shenango Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, May 2, 2013
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Monday, May 6, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Kevin Wayne Denner
Littleton Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, May 6, 2013
Cause: Vehicular assault

Louisville Metro Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Special Agent Christopher William Lorek
United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Friday, May 17, 2013
Cause: Training accident

Special Agent Stephen Palmer Shaw
United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Friday, May 17, 2013
Cause: Training accident

Police Officer Daryl Michael Raetz
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Sunday, May 19, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Timothy Eugene Causey
Horry County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Sunday, May 19, 2013
Cause: Fire

Police Officer Anthony DeJesus
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, May 24, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Jason Scott Ellis
Bardstown Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, May 25, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 26, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Scott County Sheriff’s Office, AR
EOW: Friday, May 31, 2013
Cause: Drowned

Wildlife Officer Joel Lee Campora
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, AR
EOW: Friday, May 31, 2013
Cause: Drowned

Trooper Sean Michael O’Connell, Jr.
Washington State Patrol, WA
EOW: Friday, May 31, 2013
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Nicholas G. Finelli
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, June 8, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Lieutenant Stanley Lewis Klingenschmidt
Southern Pines Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, June 15, 2013
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer William Jason Sprague
Texarkana Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, June 15, 2013
Cause: Vehicular assault

Special Agent James Terry Watson
United States Department of Justice – Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Friday, June 21, 2013
Cause: Stabbed

Forest City Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, June 22, 2013
Cause: Electrocuted

Deputy Sheriff Steven George Netherland
Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Monday, June 24, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Lance Allen “Lou” McLean
Hood County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, June 29, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer II Rodney Renee Thomas
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, July 7, 2013
Cause: Vehicular assault

Sergeant Leonard Robert Luna, Jr.
Hawthorne Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, July 8, 2013
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Robert Layden Hornsby
Killeen Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 14, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Bruce Daniel Jacob
Jackson Police Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, July 20, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer David Lee VanBuskirk
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Cause: Fall

Trooper Winston I. Martindale, Jr.
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Cause: Fall

Special Agent Robert T. Williams
United States Department of Homeland Security – Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security Investigations, US
EOW: Sunday, July 28, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Sunday, August 4, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Monday, August 5, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Cause: Heart attack

Sergeant Jorge Luis “JL” Garcia
Pharr Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, August 9, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer I Ivorie Gerhard Klusmann
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, August 10, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Francis Thomas Pitone
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 11, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Jonathan R. Long
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 2013
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

New York State Police, NY
EOW: Friday, August 23, 2013
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer I Jason L. Schneider
Baltimore County Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Draper Police Department, UT
EOW: Sunday, September 1, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Carthage Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, September 5, 2013
Cause: Heart attack

Staff Sergeant Todd James Lobraico, Jr.
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Thursday, September 5, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Somerset Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, September 7, 2013
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Michael Neal Freeman
Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, September 8, 2013
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Trooper Paul Kenyon Butterfield, II
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Monday, September 9, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff David E. Allford
Okfuskee County Sheriff’s Office, OK
EOW: Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Jamie Daniel Buenting
Rockwell City Police Department, IA
EOW: Friday, September 13, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Steven John Tursellino
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, September 13, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Rodney Wayne Jones
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, September 14, 2013
Cause: Duty related illness

South Londonderry Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, September 14, 2013
Cause: Duty related illness

Investigator Michael Dale Stockwell
Orange Beach Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, September 20, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jon Steven Coutchie
Laguna Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, September 21, 2013
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Broward County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, September 21, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

United States Department of Defense – Naval Station Newport Police Department, US
EOW: Thursday, September 26, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Billy F. “Bubba” Kennedy
Upton County Sheriff’s Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Special Agent Joseph Michael Peters
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, US
EOW: Sunday, October 6, 2013
Cause: Bomb

Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Patrick E. Hill
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, October 19, 2013
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, October 19, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Eupora Police Department, MS
EOW: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, October 25, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Senior Police Officer Robert A. Bingaman
Asheville Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Casey Joseph Kohlmeier
Pontiac Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Chief Steven K. Fleming
Gainesville Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, November 1, 2013
Cause: Fall

Reserve Officer Robert A. Libke
Oregon City Police Department, OR
EOW: Monday, November 4, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Delaware County Bureau of Park Police and Fire Safety, PA
EOW: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Cause: Heart attack

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Phenix City Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, November 10, 2013
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Cause: Fall

Supervisor Michael Clifton Baskett
United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, November 28, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Deputy Sheriff Joseph C. Antwine
Florence County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Friday, November 29, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office, NM
EOW: Friday, December 6, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Bell County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

New York State Police, NY
EOW: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Cause: Heart attack

Petty Officer Travis Raymond Obendorf
United States Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement, US
EOW: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Cause: Boating accident

Deputy Sheriff Clinton H. Frazier
Union County Sheriff’s Office, MS
EOW: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Sergeant Investigator Fredrich Adam Sowders
Burleson County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, December 19, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Investigator Jeffrey Hugh Bryant
Centre Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, December 20, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Investigator II Cuauhtemoc Estrada
Cook County Sheriff’s Office – Department of Court Services, IL
EOW: Friday, December 20, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Robert Carey Deckard, Jr.
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, December 20, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Cheryl D. Johnson
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, December 22, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness

United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Monday, December 23, 2013
Cause: Duty related illness

Sergeant Kevin “Gale” Stauffer, Jr.
Tupelo Police Department, MS
EOW: Monday, December 23, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Correctional Deputy Jeremy Wayne Meyst
Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: Sunday, December 29, 2013
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Louis J. Balsamo
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 30, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

United States Department of Homeland Security – United States Secret Service Uniformed Division, US
EOW: Saturday, January 26, 2013
Cause: Fall

Leon County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, January 31, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

St. Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Cause: Stabbed

Geneseo Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, February 22, 2013
Cause: Duty related illness

United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, March 14, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Monday, March 25, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

New Canaan Police Department, CT
EOW: Sunday, April 7, 2013
Cause: Asphyxiation

Roseville Police Department, MN
EOW: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Cause: Stabbed

Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Friday, June 7, 2013
Cause: Heatstroke

Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Saturday, June 15, 2013
Cause: Heatstroke

Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Saturday, June 15, 2013
Cause: Heatstroke

Woodstock Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, June 17, 2013
Cause: Heatstroke

Hanahan Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Cause: Training accident

Glendale Police Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, June 20, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Monday, June 24, 2013
Cause: Gunfire

United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Cause: Heatstroke

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FL
EOW: Thursday, August 1, 2013
Cause: Duty related illness

Peru Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, August 3, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Miami Gardens Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, September 13, 2013
Cause: Accidental

Pontiac Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash

Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Friday, November 1, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle
2014 Honor Roll of Heroes
Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2014
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 163
- 9/11 related illness25
- Assault4
- Automobile crash28
- Drowned2
- Duty related illness4
- Exposure to toxins1
- Fire1
- Gunfire49
- Gunfire (Inadvertent)2
- Heart attack23
- Motorcycle crash4
- Struck by vehicle5
- Vehicle pursuit5
- Vehicular assault10
Total Deaths by Month
- January16
- February7
- March17
- April12
- May19
- June6
- July9
- August11
- September14
- October20
- November15
- December17
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama4
- Alaska2
- Arizona3
- Arkansas2
- California16
- Colorado1
- District of Columbia1
- Florida6
- Georgia5
- Illinois2
- Indiana4
- Kansas2
- Kentucky2
- Louisiana4
- Maryland1
- Massachusetts3
- Michigan2
- Minnesota1
- Mississippi2
- Missouri2
- Montana1
- Nebraska3
- Nevada2
- New Hampshire1
- New Jersey4
- New Mexico1
- New York34
- North Carolina2
- Ohio1
- Oklahoma3
- Oregon1
- Pennsylvania4
- Puerto Rico5
- South Carolina3
- Tennessee5
- Texas11
- Tribal Police2
- U.S. Government9
- Utah1
- Virginia3
- Washington1
- Wisconsin1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male156
- Female7
Statistics
- Average age43
- Average tour of duty14 years, 5 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 20

Detective Christopher Strucker
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 3, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Deputy Sheriff Terry B. Fisher
Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office, OK
EOW: Sunday, January 12, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff David T. “Bubba” Johnson
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, January 12, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Detective Angel Antonio Creagh
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Sergeant Clinton Jeffrey Holtz
United States Capitol Police, US
EOW: Friday, January 17, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 18, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Detective Sergeant Thomas A. Smith, Jr
Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Police Officer Perry T. Villani
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Sergeant Carlos A. Rivera-Vega
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Kristian Daniel Willhight
Burns Flat Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, January 23, 2014
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Washita County Sheriff’s Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, January 23, 2014
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, CO
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 2014
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Reserve Deputy Eddie Maurice Hamer
Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Monday, January 27, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Carlos Papillion, Jr.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Utah County Sheriff’s Office, UT
EOW: Thursday, January 30, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Percy Lee House, III
Greensville County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Friday, January 31, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Scott Pine
Orange County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Correctional Officer Amanda Beth Baker
Scotts Bluff County Detention Center, NE
EOW: Sunday, February 16, 2014
Cause: Assault

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, February 17, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, February 17, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Gregory Keith Hamill
Omaha Police Department, NE
EOW: Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Cause: Duty related illness

Special Agent Mark Joseph Mikulski
United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Monday, March 3, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer III Nicholas Choung Lee
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, March 7, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Derek Andrew “Chip” Hansen
Wapato Police Department, WA
EOW: Saturday, March 8, 2014
Cause: Duty related illness

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, March 10, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

United States Department of Agriculture – Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations, US
EOW: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Marc Uland Kelley
Trinity University Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, March 14, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, March 16, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Chief Deputy Sheriff Allen Ray “Pete” Richardson
Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office, AR
EOW: Monday, March 17, 2014
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer James Patrick Morrissy
Oak Forest Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, March 17, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Ricky Paul Del Fiorentino
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Robert Gordon German
Windermere Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, March 22, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Mark Hayden Larson
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Monday, March 24, 2014
Cause: Vehicular assault

Master-at-Arms Mark Aaron Mayo
United States Navy Security Forces, US
EOW: Monday, March 24, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Donald J. O’Leary, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Patrolman Alexander Edward Thalmann
New Bern Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, March 31, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer David Wayne Smith, Jr.
Johnson City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, March 31, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Gregory Todd Maloney
Plymouth Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Chief of Police Keith Bernard Bradford, Sr.
Turrell Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Ernest T. Franklin
Barren County Sheriff’s Office, KY
EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, April 6, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer II Christopher Alan Cortijo
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Cause: Vehicular assault

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Cause: Fire

Detective Douglas Henry Mayville
Albany Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Cause: Duty related illness

Sergeant Dennis Oliver Simmonds
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, April 10, 2014
Cause: Duty related illness

Agent Mareli Alejandra Morales-Santiago
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, April 10, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Michael J. Seversen
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, WI
EOW: Monday, April 14, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff William Heath Kelley
Covington County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Friday, April 18, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Bryan Marshall Berger
Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Monday, April 28, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Alaska State Troopers, AK
EOW: Thursday, May 1, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Patrick Scott Johnson
Alaska State Troopers, AK
EOW: Thursday, May 1, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer II Roberto Carlos Sanchez
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 2014
Cause: Vehicular assault

Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 2014
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Eatonton Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, May 4, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Master Sergeant John Thomas Collum
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, MS
EOW: Friday, May 9, 2014
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Michael Alexander Petrina
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Detective Charles David Dinwiddie
Killeen Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Patrol Officer Stephen J. Arkell
Brentwood Police Department, NH
EOW: Monday, May 12, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Charles David Howley
Oldham County Police Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Cause: Exposure to toxins

Deputy Sheriff Steven LaCruz Thomas
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Correctional Officer Chad Alan Charles
Michigan Department of Corrections, MI
EOW: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Jair Abelardo Cabrera
Salt River Police Department, TR
EOW: Saturday, May 24, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent Alexander Irving Giannini
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Christopher G. Skinner
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Thursday, May 29, 2014
Cause: Vehicular assault

Special Deputy Marshal Frank Edward McKnight
United States Department of Justice – United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Thursday, May 29, 2014
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Potter County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Friday, May 30, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Brian Wayne Jones
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, May 30, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Kevin Dorian Jordan
Griffin Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, May 31, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Sunday, June 8, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Alyn Ronnie Beck
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Sunday, June 8, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Scott Martin Hewell
Stockton Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Little River-Academy Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, June 19, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Allen Morris Bares, Jr.
Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Monday, June 23, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jacob Daniel Calvin
Tipton County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: Saturday, June 28, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, July 5, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Jeffrey Brady Westerfield
Gary Police Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, July 6, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer John Donald Herring
Fresno Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, July 7, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Frank Gregory Bordonaro
Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, NY
EOW: Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Detective Melvin Vincent Santiago
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, July 13, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Christopher Mark Goodell
Waldwick Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, July 17, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Pineville City Marshal’s Office, LA
EOW: Sunday, July 20, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Scott Thomas Patrick
Mendota Heights Police Department, MN
EOW: Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega, Jr.
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Sunday, August 3, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, August 11, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Butler County Sheriff’s Office, NE
EOW: Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Deputy Sheriff Joseph James Dunn
Cascade County Sheriff’s Office, MT
EOW: Thursday, August 14, 2014
Cause: Vehicular assault

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Chief of Police Michael Anthony Pimentel
Elmendorf Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, August 23, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, August 25, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 28, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Constable Cleveland Drew Johnson, Jr.
Titus County Constable’s Office – Precinct 2, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 28, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Daryl R. Pierson
Rochester Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman II Nickolaus Edward Schultz
Merrillville Police Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, September 7, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Topeka Police Department, KS
EOW: Sunday, September 7, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Director Carolyn Ann Cross
District of Columbia Department of Corrections, DC
EOW: Sunday, September 7, 2014
Cause: Assault

Deputy Sheriff Joseph John Matuskovic
Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Monday, September 8, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Bryon Keith Dickson, II
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Friday, September 12, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent Tyler Ryan Robledo
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, September 12, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Michael Andrew Norris
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, September 14, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Reinaldo Arocha, Jr.
Newark Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Senior Deputy Jessica Laura Hollis
Travis County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Friday, September 19, 2014
Cause: Drowned

Police Officer Michael C. Williams
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, September 21, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Jordan Jeffrey Corder
Covina Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Allan Foss “Aldo” Ray
Malden Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Cause: Assault

Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Sergeant Anthony Joseph Gorman
Sugarcreek Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Midland County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, October 9, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, October 13, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, October 16, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Eddie Joe Johnson, Jr.
Alton Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, October 20, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Correctional Officer Da’Jhaun Gaitors
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Danny Paul Oliver
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Friday, October 24, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Michael David Davis, Jr.
Placer County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Friday, October 24, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Clarksville Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, October 24, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff John Timothy Williamson
Butler County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Saturday, October 25, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Anthony Phillip Haase
Rio Rancho Police Department, NM
EOW: Sunday, October 26, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Summerville Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, October 26, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Sergeant Jeffrey Wayne Garrett
Dothan Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, October 27, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Technical Trooper Kent Eugene Newport
Kansas Highway Patrol, KS
EOW: Monday, October 27, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Yevhen “Eugene” Kostiuchenko
Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Shaun Richard Diamond
Pomona Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jesse Valdez, III
Harris County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer David Smith Payne
Chandler Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, October 31, 2014
Cause: Vehicular assault

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, October 31, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

El Paso County Constable’s Office – Precinct 1, TX
EOW: Saturday, November 1, 2014
Cause: Assault

Deputy Sheriff Matthew Scott Chism
Cedar County Sheriff’s Office, MO
EOW: Sunday, November 2, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Lawrence A. Guarnieri
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Deputy Sheriff Darrell James Perritt
Maury County Sheriff’s Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Investigator Holmes Nathaniel Smith, Jr.
Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Ronald A. Leisure
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, US
EOW: Friday, November 14, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Justin Robert Winebrenner
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, November 16, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Union County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Alejandro “Alex” Martinez
Willacy County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Friday, November 21, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Lynd Smith
Leon County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, November 22, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Anthony Maggiore
Yonkers Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, November 22, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Deputy Sheriff James Bart Hart
Elmore County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Sunday, November 23, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Agent Edwin Omar Roman-Acevedo
San Juan Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Charles Gilbert Gittens, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, November 28, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Senior Police Officer Ernest Jesus Montoya, Sr
Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR
EOW: Sunday, November 30, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Robert W. Kaminski
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, December 4, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Bend Police Department, OR
EOW: Thursday, December 4, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Glenview Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, December 6, 2014
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Grant William Whitaker
Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, MI
EOW: Sunday, December 7, 2014
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Shaun M. Mahoney
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Richard Anthony Champion
Perryopolis Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 14, 2014
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Deputy Sheriff John Robert Street
George County Sheriff’s Office, MS
EOW: Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, December 20, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, December 20, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Charles Roger Kondek, Jr
Tarpon Springs Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, December 21, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Charles County Sheriff’s Office, MD
EOW: Sunday, December 21, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Tyler Jacob Stewart
Flagstaff Police Department, AZ
EOW: Saturday, December 27, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Stephen John Petruzzello
Cliffside Park Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, December 29, 2014
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Bridge and Tunnel Officer Thomas K. Choi
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Police, NY
EOW: Monday, December 29, 2014
Cause: Struck by vehicle

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 29, 2014
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Harbor Patrol Assistant Timothy Douglas Mitchell
Avalon Harbor Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Cause: Drowned

Police Officer James Ellis Foster, Jr.
Denham Springs Police Department, LA
EOW: Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago – Detroit Branch Police, US
EOW: Monday, January 13, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash

Davie County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, January 23, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Petersburg Police Department, VA
EOW: Monday, January 27, 2014
Cause: Fall

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Thursday, January 30, 2014
Cause: Stabbed

United States Department of Agriculture – Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations, US
EOW: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Portland Police Bureau, OR
EOW: Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, MD
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 2014
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Walker County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Friday, June 13, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Alabama Department of Corrections, AL
EOW: Monday, July 7, 2014
Cause: Gunfire

Mills Police Department, WY
EOW: Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Cause: Heatstroke

Orange Police Department, CT
EOW: Saturday, July 19, 2014
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Duplin County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Cause: Heatstroke

Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, August 25, 2014
Cause: Stabbed

East St. Louis Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Cause: Heatstroke

Colorado Springs Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, September 8, 2014
Cause: Fall

Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, September 28, 2014
Cause: Duty related illness

Montville Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, September 28, 2014
Cause: Heatstroke

St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Cause: Drowned

Iowa Motor Vehicle Enforcement, IA
EOW: Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Wyoming Highway Patrol, WY
EOW: Monday, October 20, 2014
Cause: Struck by vehicle
2015 Honor Roll of Heroes
Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2015
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 167
- 9/11 related illness31
- Accidental2
- Aircraft accident3
- Assault3
- Automobile crash28
- Bomb6
- Drowned1
- Duty related illness2
- Fall1
- Gunfire41
- Gunfire (Inadvertent)2
- Heart attack21
- Motorcycle crash5
- Struck by vehicle4
- Training accident1
- Vehicle pursuit5
- Vehicular assault10
- Weather/Natural disaster1
Total Deaths by Month
- January14
- February3
- March16
- April5
- May22
- June15
- July10
- August20
- September17
- October14
- November17
- December14
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama4
- Arkansas1
- California7
- Colorado4
- Florida2
- Georgia10
- Guam1
- Hawaii1
- Idaho1
- Illinois3
- Iowa1
- Kentucky6
- Louisiana9
- Maryland3
- Michigan3
- Minnesota1
- Mississippi5
- Missouri5
- Nebraska1
- Nevada1
- New Jersey4
- New Mexico2
- New York33
- North Carolina1
- Ohio3
- Oklahoma2
- Oregon1
- Pennsylvania6
- Puerto Rico5
- South Carolina2
- Tennessee4
- Texas12
- Tribal Police2
- U.S. Government14
- Vermont1
- Virginia1
- Washington2
- Wisconsin3
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male152
- Female15
Statistics
- Average age43
- Average tour of duty14 years, 3 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 27
- Animal related2
- Automobile crash1
- Drowned1
- Fire2
- Gunfire4
- Heatstroke12
- Poisoned1
- Stabbed1
- Struck by vehicle2
- Training accident1

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, CO
EOW: Saturday, January 3, 2015
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Ronald Eugene Strittmatter
Lakeshire Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, January 3, 2015
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Otto R. Espinoza
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 3, 2015
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Craig Anthony Chandler
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, January 9, 2015
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Corrections Officer V Christopher A. Davis
Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Cause: Automobile crash

Corrections Officer V Eligio Ruiz Garcia, Jr.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Chief Steven Joseph Bonano
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 17, 2015
Cause: 9/11 related illness
