National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund - Facts and Figures - State and Federal Breakdown of Law Officers' Deaths

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STATE AND FEDERAL BREAKDOWN OF LAW OFFICERS' DEATHS

*Figures updated March 2008.

On average, one law enforcement officer is killed somewhere in America every 53 hours. The first known line-of-duty death occurred in 1792, when New York's Deputy Sheriff Isaac Smith was shot and killed. Since then, over 18,200 officers have died while performing their duties. New York City has lost more officers than any other department, with 692 deaths. The state with the highest number of police deaths is California, with 1,435. Vermont has the fewest deaths, with 19. A complete state-by-state breakdown follows.

ALABAMA	445	NEBRASKA	127
ALASKA	42	NEVADA	74
ARIZONA	237	NEW HAMPSHIRE	33
ARKANSAS	212	NEW JERSEY	450
CALIFORNIA	1435	NEW MEXICO	128
COLORADO	238	NEW YORK	1298
CONNECTICUT	127	NORTH CAROLINA	410
DELAWARE	33	NORTH DAKOTA	46
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	125	OHIO	732
FLORIDA	707	OKLAHOMA	415
GEORGIA	515	OREGON	160
HAWAII	50	PENNSYLVANIA	693
IDAHO	53	RHODE ISLAND	41
ILLINOIS	939	SOUTH CAROLINA	278
INDIANA	360	SOUTH DAKOTA	47
IOWA	152	TENNESSEE	419
KANSAS	221	TEXAS	1386
KENTUCKY	404	UTAH	104
LOUISIANA	374	VERMONT	19
MAINE	82	VIRGINIA	423
MARYLAND	263	WASHINGTON	260
MASSACHUSETTS	296	WEST VIRGINIA	144
MICHIGAN	533	WISCONSIN	243
MINNESOTA	210	WYOMING	46
MISSISSIPPI	198	TERRITORIES	345
MISSOURI	604	FEDERAL AGENCIES	951
MONTANA	111	MILITARY	36

TOTAL: 18,274

Figures updated March 2008.