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 May 5, 2009.

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 18,600 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 Texas, with 1,504. Vermont has the fewest deaths, with 19. A complete state-by-state breakdown follows.

ALABAMA	452	NEBRASKA	135
ALASKA	42	NEVADA	75
ARIZONA	242	NEW HAMPSHIRE	33
ARKANSAS	215	NEW JERSEY	452
CALIFORNIA	1453	NEW MEXICO	129
COLORADO	242	NEW YORK	1305
CONNECTICUT	128	NORTH CAROLINA	417
DELAWARE	33	NORTH DAKOTA	47
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	125	OHIO	743
FLORIDA	719	OKLAHOMA	433
GEORGIA	526	OREGON	162
HAWAII	50	PENNSYLVANIA	704
IDAHO	53	RHODE ISLAND	41
ILLINOIS	948	SOUTH CAROLINA	283
INDIANA	363	SOUTH DAKOTA	47
IOWA	152	TENNESSEE	429
KANSAS	224	TEXAS	1504
KENTUCKY	432	UTAH	106
LOUISIANA	382	VERMONT	19
MAINE	82	VIRGINIA	432
MARYLAND	272	WASHINGTON	262
MASSACHUSETTS	302	WEST VIRGINIA	146
MICHIGAN	534	WISCONSIN	246
MINNESOTA	211	WYOMING	47
MISSISSIPPI	199	TERRITORIES	348
MISSOURI	610	FEDERAL AGENCIES	981
MONTANA	114	MILITARY	30

TOTAL: 18,661

Figures updated May 5, 2009.