Officers Killed on This Day in History

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Total Line of Duty Deaths: 61

  • 9/11 related illness 1
  • Assault 4
  • Automobile crash 10
  • Bicycle accident 1
  • Duty related illness 1
  • Fall 1
  • Gunfire 27
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
  • Heart attack 6
  • Motorcycle crash 3
  • Stabbed 1
  • Struck by vehicle 2
  • Vehicle pursuit 1
  • Vehicular assault 2

Total Deaths by State

  • Alabama 1
  • Arkansas 1
  • California 5
  • Colorado 1
  • Connecticut 1
  • Delaware 1
  • District of Columbia 1
  • Florida 2
  • Georgia 3
  • Indiana 2
  • Iowa 1
  • Kentucky 2
  • Louisiana 1
  • Massachusetts 1
  • Michigan 1
  • Minnesota 1
  • Mississippi 1
  • Missouri 1
  • New Jersey 1
  • New York 4
  • North Carolina 1
  • North Dakota 2
  • Ohio 3
  • Oklahoma 3
  • Pennsylvania 4
  • Railroad Police 1
  • Rhode Island 1
  • Tennessee 2
  • Texas 6
  • U.S. Government 2
  • Virginia 3
  • Wisconsin 1
Private William J. Grissam | United States Department of the Interior - United States Park Police, U.S. Government
United States Department of the Interior - United States Park Police, U.S. Government

Private William J. Grissam

United States Department of the Interior - United States Park Police, US

EOW: Sunday, March 20, 1932

Cause: Bicycle accident

Patrolman John Tuohy | New York City Transit Police Department, New York
New York City Transit Police Department, New York

Patrolman John Tuohy

New York City Transit Police Department, NY

EOW: Wednesday, March 20, 1963

Cause: Heart attack

Patrolman Hoke Dixon | Vidalia Police Department, Georgia
Vidalia Police Department, Georgia

Patrolman Hoke Dixon

Vidalia Police Department, GA

EOW: Saturday, March 20, 1965

Cause: Vehicular assault