In September 2018, thirteen law enforcement officers died in the line of duty across the country. Five of those officers died as the result of felonious gunfire. Four died from a heart attack; two died in auto-related incidents (one car crash and one vehicle pursuit); one officer drowned and one officer died as the result of an assault.
At the end of September, the total number of line of duty deaths is 112, which is a 2% increase over this time in 2017. The leading cause of line of duty deaths this year is gunfire, which make up 38% of the total this year, followed closely by auto-related deaths at 31%. More information about each of these line of duty deaths as well as overall LODD statistics for 2018 are available on the ODMP site.
The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our sincere condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in September 2018. Please take a moment to read their memorials and remember the fallen.
Montgomery Police Department (LA)
Greene County Sheriff's Office (MO)
Fort Wayne Police Department (IN)
Costa Mesa Police Department (CA)
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CA)
Fort Worth Police Department (TX)
Ludowici Police Department (GA)
Sedgewick County Sheriff's Office (KS)
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department (CA)
Minnesota Department of Corrections (MN)
Real County Sheriff's Office (TX)
Brookhaven Police Department (MS)
Brookhaven Police Department (MS)
