Officer Deaths by Year
Year-by-Year Breakdown of Law Enforcement Deaths throughout U.S. History
Year
|
Officers
|
Year
|
Officers
|
| 1791 |
1 |
1920 |
199 |
| 1792 |
1 |
1921 |
243 |
| 1794 |
1 |
1922 |
239 |
| 1797 |
1 |
1923 |
221 |
| 1804 |
1 |
1924 |
262 |
| 1806 |
1 |
1925 |
246 |
| 1808 |
4 |
1926 |
237 |
| 1810 |
1 |
1927 |
272 |
| 1811 |
1 |
1928 |
252 |
| 1814 |
1 |
1929 |
266 |
| 1816 |
2 |
1930 |
304 |
| 1818 |
1 |
1931 |
264 |
| 1823 |
2 |
1932 |
275 |
| 1825 |
2 |
1933 |
226 |
| 1827 |
1 |
1934 |
240 |
| 1828 |
1 |
1935 |
221 |
| 1830 |
1 |
1936 |
194 |
| 1836 |
4 |
1937 |
191 |
| 1838 |
1 |
1938 |
190 |
| 1839 |
2 |
1939 |
122 |
| 1840 |
2 |
1940 |
134 |
| 1841 |
1 |
1941 |
143 |
| 1842 |
1 |
1942 |
123 |
| 1843 |
2 |
1943 |
87 |
| 1844 |
2 |
1944 |
91 |
| 1845 |
4 |
1945 |
113 |
| 1847 |
3 |
1946 |
138 |
| 1848 |
1 |
1947 |
126 |
| 1849 |
3 |
1948 |
139 |
| 1850 |
3 |
1949 |
105 |
| 1851 |
5 |
1950 |
114 |
| 1852 |
5 |
1951 |
135 |
| 1853 |
7 |
1952 |
119 |
| 1854 |
10 |
1953 |
119 |
| 1855 |
8 |
1954 |
137 |
| 1856 |
8 |
1955 |
121 |
| 1857 |
14 |
1956 |
108 |
| 1858 |
13 |
1957 |
120 |
| 1859 |
9 |
1958 |
112 |
| 1860 |
9 |
1959 |
110 |
| 1861 |
9 |
1960 |
130 |
| 1862 |
5 |
1961 |
141 |
| 1863 |
12 |
1962 |
141 |
| 1864 |
11 |
1963 |
137 |
| 1865 |
10 |
1964 |
150 |
| 1866 |
15 |
1965 |
138 |
| 1867 |
18 |
1966 |
161 |
| 1868 |
17 |
1967 |
192 |
| 1869 |
28 |
1968 |
193 |
| 1870 |
21 |
1969 |
194 |
| 1871 |
21 |
1970 |
220 |
| 1872 |
24 |
1971 |
248 |
| 1873 |
22 |
1972 |
228 |
| 1874 |
27 |
1973 |
275 |
| 1875 |
16 |
1974 |
280 |
| 1876 |
29 |
1975 |
239 |
| 1877 |
20 |
1976 |
202 |
| 1878 |
46 |
1977 |
194 |
| 1879 |
26 |
1978 |
215 |
| 1880 |
31 |
1979 |
215 |
| 1881 |
45 |
1980 |
207 |
| 1882 |
44 |
1981 |
203 |
| 1883 |
38 |
1982 |
195 |
| 1884 |
43 |
1983 |
193 |
| 1885 |
54 |
1984 |
184 |
| 1886 |
47 |
1985 |
176 |
| 1887 |
39 |
1986 |
179 |
| 1888 |
56 |
1987 |
183 |
| 1889 |
40 |
1988 |
196 |
| 1890 |
57 |
1989 |
195 |
| 1891 |
53 |
1990 |
160 |
| 1892 |
65 |
1991 |
149 |
| 1893 |
55 |
1992 |
161 |
| 1894 |
64 |
1993 |
158 |
| 1895 |
60 |
1994 |
179 |
| 1896 |
49 |
1995 |
184 |
| 1897 |
47 |
1996 |
140 |
| 1898 |
70 |
1997 |
173 |
| 1899 |
64 |
1998 |
171 |
| 1900 |
68 |
1999 |
145 |
| 1901 |
84 |
2000 |
162 |
| 1902 |
89 |
2001 |
241 |
| 1903 |
88 |
2002 |
159 |
| 1904 |
83 |
2003 |
150 |
| 1905 |
74 |
2004 |
165 |
| 1906 |
82 |
2005 |
163 |
| 1907 |
95 |
2006 |
156 |
| 1908 |
124 |
2007 |
192 |
| 1909 |
89 |
2008 |
149 |
| 1910 |
100 |
2009 |
125 |
| 1911 |
130 |
2010 |
161 |
| 1912 |
106 |
2011 |
171 |
| 1913 |
118 |
2012 |
131 |
| 1914 |
116 |
2013 |
109 |
| 1915 |
134 |
2014 |
122 |
| 1916 |
159 |
2015 |
123 |
| 1917 |
169 |
|
|
| 1918 |
166 |
|
|
| 1919 |
216 |
|
|
TOTAL: 20,789
Figures updated March 24, 2016