Across the country, a total of 30 officers died in the line of duty in July 2020. Of those thirty deaths, five were the result of gunfire and four were auto-related (one motorcycle crash, one vehicular assault, and two struck by vehicle). Of the twenty one remaining deaths, two officers drowned and nineteen officers died as a result of COVID-19.
At the end of July, the year-to-date total of line of duty deaths is at 151, a 68% increase over the same time last year.
The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in July 2020. We encourage our supporters to read their memorials and share this information to raise awareness of line of duty deaths in the United States.
Peoria Police Department (AZ)
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Parole Division (TX)
Edwards Police Department (MS)
Hughes County Sheriff's Office (SD)
Toledo Police Department (OH)
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division (TX)
Pike County Sheriff's Office (MS)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection (U.S. Gov't)
Corpus Christi International Airport Department of Public Safety (TX)
McAllen Police Department (TX)
McAllen Police Department (TX)
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - U.S. Border Patrol (U.S. Govt)
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations (U.S. Govt)
Bothell Police Department (WA)
Patton State Hospital Police (CA)
Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office (TX)
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division (TX)
Louisiana Department of Corrections (LA)
Franklin County Sheriff's Office (GA)
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division (TX)
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office (MS)
Alameda County Sheriff's Office (CA)
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - U.S. Border Patrol (U.S. Govt)
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 5 (TX)
Lauderhill Police Department (FL)
Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MS)
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division (TX)
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division (TX)
U.S. Dept of Justice - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (U.S. Govt)
Michigan State Police (MI)
Lake County Sheriff's Office (FL)
Pearl River Police Department (LA)
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (NV)
The last three officers' line of duty deaths listed above were confirmed after the creation of the July 2020 infograph at the top of this post and as such, are not yet included in the statistics for July 2020.
