Safest and Deadliest States for LEOs; 2000 - 2010

We recently received the question at the ODMP: "Which are the safest and most dangerous states for officers covering the past 10 years?"

Here is a list of the safest and deadliest states for American law enforcement officers (excluding US territories) from January 1, 2000, through September 7, 2010:

Safest:

• North Dakota: 0
• Maine: 2
• Wyoming: 2
• New Hampshire: 2
• Vermont: 2
• Rhode Island: 3
• Iowa: 3
• Delaware: 4
• Nebraska: 4
• South Dakota: 4

Deadliest:

• Pennsylvania: 50
• Tennessee: 51
• Illinois: 57
• Louisiana: 59
• North Carolina: 60
• Georgia: 74
• Florida: 95
• California: 152
• New York: 164 ***
• Texas: 167

*** New York includes 103 officers who were killed in the 9/11 attack or who died from a 9/11 duty related illness following the attacks. Even without 9/11, New York would have still ranked in the 10 most deadly states.