Officer Deaths by Year
Year-by-Year Breakdown of Law Enforcement Deaths throughout U.S. History
| Year |
Officers |
Year |
Officers |
|
1791
|
1
|
1918
|
154
|
|
1792
|
1
|
1919
|
207
|
|
1794
|
1
|
1920
|
191
|
|
1797
|
1
|
1921
|
232
|
|
1806
|
1
|
1922
|
229
|
|
1808
|
4
|
1923
|
217
|
|
1810
|
1
|
1924
|
255
|
|
1811
|
1
|
1925
|
234
|
|
1814
|
1
|
1926
|
231
|
|
1816
|
2
|
1927
|
258
|
|
1818
|
1
|
1928
|
246
|
|
1823
|
2
|
1929
|
262
|
|
1825
|
2
|
1930
|
293
|
|
1827
|
1
|
1931
|
257
|
|
1828
|
1
|
1932
|
267
|
|
1830
|
1
|
1933
|
225
|
|
1836
|
4
|
1934
|
234
|
|
1838
|
1
|
1935
|
215
|
|
1839
|
1
|
1936
|
187
|
|
1840
|
1
|
1937
|
185
|
|
1841
|
1
|
1938
|
184
|
|
1842
|
1
|
1939
|
121
|
|
1843
|
2
|
1940
|
132
|
|
1844
|
2
|
1941
|
140
|
|
1845
|
3
|
1942
|
121
|
|
1847
|
1
|
1943
|
85
|
|
1848
|
1
|
1944
|
90
|
|
1849
|
3
|
1945
|
111
|
|
1850
|
3
|
1946
|
136
|
|
1851
|
5
|
1947
|
124
|
|
1852
|
5
|
1948
|
137
|
|
1853
|
6
|
1949
|
104
|
|
1854
|
10
|
1950
|
114
|
|
1855
|
8
|
1951
|
132
|
|
1856
|
8
|
1952
|
117
|
|
1857
|
14
|
1953
|
118
|
|
1858
|
12
|
1954
|
134
|
|
1859
|
9
|
1955
|
117
|
|
1860
|
9
|
1956
|
107
|
|
1861
|
9
|
1957
|
116
|
|
1862
|
5
|
1958
|
111
|
|
1863
|
10
|
1959
|
110
|
|
1864
|
11
|
1960
|
129
|
|
1865
|
10
|
1961
|
139
|
|
1866
|
14
|
1962
|
139
|
|
1867
|
17
|
1963
|
137
|
|
1868
|
16
|
1964
|
149
|
|
1869
|
25
|
1965
|
138
|
|
1870
|
21
|
1966
|
160
|
|
1871
|
20
|
1967
|
191
|
|
1872
|
23
|
1968
|
190
|
|
1873
|
21
|
1969
|
194
|
|
1874
|
25
|
1970
|
218
|
|
1875
|
12
|
1971
|
247
|
|
1876
|
26
|
1972
|
226
|
|
1877
|
18
|
1973
|
272
|
|
1878
|
43
|
1974
|
280
|
|
1879
|
24
|
1975
|
238
|
|
1880
|
30
|
1976
|
201
|
|
1881
|
40
|
1977
|
190
|
|
1882
|
44
|
1978
|
215
|
|
1883
|
35
|
1979
|
214
|
|
1884
|
40
|
1980
|
206
|
|
1885
|
52
|
1981
|
203
|
|
1886
|
44
|
1982
|
195
|
|
1887
|
36
|
1983
|
193
|
|
1888
|
52
|
1984
|
182
|
|
1889
|
37
|
1985
|
176
|
|
1890
|
55
|
1986
|
178
|
|
1891
|
52
|
1987
|
182
|
|
1892
|
62
|
1988
|
195
|
|
1893
|
52
|
1989
|
196
|
|
1894
|
58
|
1990
|
159
|
|
1895
|
55
|
1991
|
148
|
|
1896
|
43
|
1992
|
161
|
|
1897
|
44
|
1993
|
157
|
|
1898
|
69
|
1994
|
178
|
|
1899
|
61
|
1995
|
183
|
|
1900
|
67
|
1996
|
140
|
|
1901
|
76
|
1997
|
172
|
|
1902
|
86
|
1998
|
171
|
|
1903
|
82
|
1999
|
144
|
|
1904
|
77
|
2000
|
162
|
|
1905
|
70
|
2001
|
240
|
|
1906
|
74
|
2002
|
157
|
|
1907
|
91
|
2003
|
150
|
|
1908
|
119
|
2004
|
165
|
|
1909
|
86
|
2005
|
162
|
|
1910
|
92
|
2006
|
156
|
|
1911
|
125
|
2007
|
191
|
|
1912
|
101
|
2008
|
142
|
|
1913
|
110
|
2009
|
124
|
|
1914
|
112
|
2010
|
161
|
|
1915
|
128
|
2011
|
169
|
|
1916
|
152
|
2012
|
120
|
|
1917
|
165
|
|
|
TOTAL: 19,981
Figures updated April 4 2013
