OFFICER DOWN: 122 Officers Died in 2023; New Jersey had 4, Pennsylvania 5
Sunday, December 31, 2023
SOURCE: OFFICER DOWN MEMORIAL PAGE
In the year 2022, there were 250 officers who died in the line of duty
2023 Honor Roll of Heroes
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Total Deaths by State
- Alabama3
- Arkansas1
- California7
- Colorado3
- Connecticut1
- Florida3
- Georgia5
- Hawaii1
- Illinois2
- Indiana6
- Iowa1
- Kansas2
- Kentucky1
- Louisiana8
- Massachusetts1
- Michigan1
- Minnesota1
- Mississippi2
- Missouri3
- Nevada2
- New Hampshire1
- New Jersey4
- New Mexico2
- New York6
- North Carolina2
- North Dakota2
- Ohio3
- Oklahoma4
- Oregon1
- Pennsylvania5
- Puerto Rico2
- South Carolina3
- Tennessee7
- Texas11
- Tribal Police1
- U.S. Government5
- Vermont1
- Virgin Islands1
- Virginia1
- Washington1
- West Virginia1
- Wisconsin4
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male113
- Female9
Statistics
- Average age43
- Average tour of duty14 years, 2 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 25
Chief of Police Justin Clark McIntire
Brackenridge Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, January 2, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Carl Douglas Kimball
St. Francisville Police Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, January 12, 2023
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Darnell Calhoun
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Friday, January 13, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Supervisory Officer Jacqueline Montanaro
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: Saturday, January 14, 2023
Cause: Fire
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Monday, January 16, 2023
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Corrections Officer Lawrence Christopher Prather
New Hampshire Department of Corrections, NH
EOW: Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Cause: Duty related illness
Master Patrol Officer Clarence L. "CJ" Williams
Cairo Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, January 28, 2023
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Gonzalo Carrasco, Jr.
Selma Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Sean Leonard Sluganski
McKeesport Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, February 6, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Peter E. C. Jerving
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Charles Herring
Pembroke Pines Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 2023
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Fountain Police Department, CO
EOW: Saturday, February 11, 2023
Cause: Fall
Correctional Officer Jay Miller
Washington State Department of Corrections, WA
EOW: Saturday, February 11, 2023
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer James Muhlbauer
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Christopher D. Fitzgerald
Temple University Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, February 18, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, February 18, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Detention Officer Kenneth Fowler
Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Sunday, February 19, 2023
Cause: Fall
Police Officer Andres M. Vasquez Lasso
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Thursday, March 2, 2023
Cause: Duty related illness
Master Trooper James R. Bailey
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Friday, March 3, 2023
Cause: Vehicular assault
Detective Sergeant Mason Griffith
Hermann Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, March 12, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Frederick Charles Bowens, Jr.
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, March 13, 2023
Cause: COVID19
Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Monday, March 20, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
McAlester Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, March 20, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, March 26, 2023
Cause: Aircraft accident
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, March 26, 2023
Cause: Aircraft accident
Huntsville Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Timothy James Unwin, III
Springfield Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, March 31, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Sergeant Nicholas Pepper
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Sunday, April 2, 2023
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Emily Ann Breidenbach
Chetek Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, April 8, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Hunter Timothy Scheel
Cameron Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, April 8, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Senior Police Officer Trevor Abney
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, April 9, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jason Stuart Jones
Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Cause: COVID19
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Thursday, April 13, 2023
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Pope County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Saturday, April 15, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Corporal Joseph Johnson
Nyssa Police Department, OR
EOW: Saturday, April 15, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Senior Investigator Nicholas Georgeadis
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Friday, April 28, 2023
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Captain William J. Gawron, Sr.
Sayreville Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, May 4, 2023
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Aréanah M. Preston
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, May 6, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
St. Croix County Sheriff's Office, WI
EOW: Saturday, May 6, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Deptford Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, May 7, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, May 7, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Port Police Officer Kimberly Sickafoose
Alabama Port Authority Police, AL
EOW: Thursday, May 11, 2023
Cause: Drowned
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 13, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, May 19, 2023
Cause: Heart attack
Scott County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Monday, May 22, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Friday, May 26, 2023
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Horren Randy Tyler
Madison Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, June 1, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Denham Springs Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, June 2, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Anthony Rickerson
Jasper Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, June 11, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Monday, June 12, 2023
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Mark Christopher Wagner, II
Wintergreen Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, June 16, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Jacques F. Rougeau, Jr.
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Saturday, June 17, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Technical Sergeant Scott Charles Norcutt
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Cause: Vehicular assault
Montgomery Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, June 30, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Delberth Phipps, Jr.
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Tyee Michael Browne
Crisp County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Jessica Ebbighausen
Rutland Police Department, VT
EOW: Friday, July 7, 2023
Cause: Vehicular assault
Marion County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Monday, July 10, 2023
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Anthony Ferguson
Alamogordo Police Department, NM
EOW: Sunday, July 16, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Edwin Maldonado-García
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Eastland County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, July 21, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Robert C. Castioni, Jr.
United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations, US
EOW: Monday, July 24, 2023
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Newberry Police Department, SC
EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Alejandro Martinez
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Friday, July 28, 2023
Cause: Vehicular assault
Macon County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, July 29, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Ville Platte Marshal's Office, LA
EOW: Monday, July 31, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Trujillo Alto Municipal Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, July 31, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Timothy J. Guyer
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Cause: Heart attack
Easley Police Department, SC
EOW: Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Cause: Struck by train
Associate Director John "Jack" Hess
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Friday, August 4, 2023
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Fairway Police Department, KS
EOW: Monday, August 7, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Alamogordo Police Department, NM
EOW: Monday, August 14, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, August 17, 2023
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Hudson Independent School District Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, August 18, 2023
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Anthony Francone
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Friday, August 25, 2023
Cause: Vehicular assault
Wilcox County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Matthew Pierson
Shelby County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Frank Hayes, Jr.
Goodland Police Department, KS
EOW: Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Cause: Heart attack
Governmental Affairs Liaison Michael Elaine Griffin
Mississippi Department of Public Safety, MS
EOW: Monday, September 4, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Hartford Police Department, CT
EOW: Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff II Auston Smith Reudelhuber
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, September 9, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Algona Police Department, IA
EOW: Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Ryan Clinkunbroomer
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, September 16, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Shannon Eric "Shane" Lang, Sr.
Marion County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, September 17, 2023
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Marylin Anjanette Mayo
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Thursday, September 21, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Darrin McMichael
Arlington Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, September 21, 2023
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Captain John Robert Randolph, III
Ringling Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, September 25, 2023
Cause: Fall
Community Parole Officer Christine Guerin-Sandoval
Colorado Department of Corrections, CO
EOW: Thursday, September 28, 2023
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Eric Salrin
Richland County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Friday, September 29, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer I Robert Danforth Clark
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Sunday, October 1, 2023
Cause: Assault
Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, October 2, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Manhattan Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Sergeant Richard Carrero Mendez
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, October 12, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
San Benito Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer I Kelly Bernard Rolando
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Sunday, October 22, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, October 28, 2023
Cause: COVID19
Benton Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Senior Police Officer Jorge Pastore
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer III Jovian Motley
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Monday, November 13, 2023
Cause: Unidentified
Border Patrol Agent Freddy Ortiz
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Cortez Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol, NV
EOW: Thursday, November 30, 2023
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol, NV
EOW: Thursday, November 30, 2023
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, December 2, 2023
Cause: Heart attack
Waltham Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Russell Earl Lavarl Jones
Pamlico County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Cause: Heart attack
Mercer County Sheriff's Office, ND
EOW: Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Cause: Vehicular assault
Chief of Police Christopher Byard Cummings
Samburg Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, December 10, 2023
Cause: Heart attack
Somervell County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Daniel P. DiDato
East Fishkill Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 18, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Joshua Hamilton
Preble County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Monday, December 18, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
Spalding County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, December 29, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Cause: Automobile crash
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Cause: Duty related illness
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, SC
EOW: Thursday, September 28, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Harris County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, October 1, 2023
Cause: Duty related illness
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, GA
EOW: Thursday, October 19, 2023
Cause: Heart attack
Connecticut State Police, CT
EOW: Thursday, December 21, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
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