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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

The Officer Down Memorial Page: End of Watch Report October 2016

In the month of October 2016, seventeen law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in the United States. Of those officers, eight died as the result of felonious gunfire, one died as the result of accidental gunfire, one died from a 9/11-related illness, and the remaining seven officers died in vehicle-related incidents (three auto accidents, one motorcycle accident, one struck by vehicle, one vehicular assault, and one vehicle pursuit). Also worth noting is that four agencies lost multiple officers in October 2016.

Of the officers who died in October 2016, sixteen were male and one was female. Two of the officers killed last month had served one year or less in law enforcement.

The total number of line of duty deaths in 2016 stands at 111 at the end of October, up 4% from this time last year.

The Officer Down Memorial Page offers our sincere condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one in October 2016.

Read their memorials and Remember the Fallen:

Sergeant Steve Owen
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA

Investigator Paul R. Stuewer
New York State Police, NY

Agent Victor Rosado-Rosa
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

Police Officer Blake Curtis Snyder
St. Louis County Police Department, MO

Police Officer Lesley Zerebny
Palm Springs Police Department, CA

Police Officer Jose Gilbert Vega
Palm Springs Police Department, CA

Sergeant Luis A. Meléndez-Maldonado
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

Police Officer Aaron J. Christian
Chesapeake Police Department, OH

Deputy Sheriff Jack Hopkins
Modoc County Sheriff's Office, CA

Sergeant Alfonso Lopez
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA

Trooper Timothy P. Pratt
New York State Police, NY

Sergeant Allen Brandt
Fairbanks Police Department, AK

Police Officer James Brockmeyer
Chester Police Department, IL

Police Officer Myron Jarrett
Detroit Police Department, MI

Deputy Sheriff Dan Glaze
Rusk County Sheriff's Office, WI

Sergeant Rod Lucas
Fresno County Sheriff's Office, CA

Deputy Sheriff Scott Williams
Taylor County Sheriff's Office, FL

*updated on 07 Nov 2016 to add a LODD verified after the initial publication of the EOW report

Friday, October 7, 2016

September 2016 Line of Duty Deaths

In September 2016, 15 law enforcement officers in the United States died in the line of duty from a wide variety of causes, illustrating the many different dangers that officers face every day.

At 94 total this year as of September 30th, line of duty deaths are slightly down from the same time in 2015. Unfortunately, auto-related deaths are up 8% and gunfire deaths are up significantly -- 50% more officers have died in the line of death due to felonious gunfire so far in 2016 than had at the same point last year.

Please share this infograph widely; the more people who understand the reality of what law enforcement officers face when they go to work each day, the better.

See full line of duty death trends and statistics and read the memorials for each fallen officer at the Officer Down Memorial Page (www.odmp.org).

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

The Officer Down Memorial Page: September 2016 End of Watch Report

September 2016 saw the line of duty deaths of 15 law enforcement officers across the nation. Of those 15 deaths, five were motor vehicle accidents (two motorcycle, three automobile), three were the result of felonious gunfire, two officers were struck by vehicles, two died of heart attacks, one was the result of vehicular assault, one officer was stabbed, and one drowned. The wide variety of causes of death in September just illustrates the many threats that law enforcement officers face each day.

The total number of line of duty deaths in 2016 has risen to 94, a 5% DECREASE compared to this time in 2015. There have been 6 months in 2016 with 10 or more line of duty deaths, and 4 of the last 6 months have had 10 more more LODDs. Auto-related deaths, at 39, are up 5% and gunfire deaths, at 40, are up 43% over this time last year.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one in September 2016. Please take a moment to read their memorials and Remember the Fallen: