"Remember our fallen officers and our fine officers serving as your 'Keepers of the County'" - Sheriff Dryden
- For 2016, 66 officers have been killed due to criminal actions. In 2015, 41 were slain.
- 17 officers were ambushed by entrapment or premeditation.
- 12 were answering disturbance calls, 7 of those were domestic related.
- 10 were investigating suspicious person calls or circumstances.
- 6 were involved in tactical situations.
- 5 were performing investigations.
- 3 were involved in drug related investigations.
- 3 were killed in unprovoked attacks.
- 4 were performing traffic pursuits or stops.
- 1 was answering a robbery call.
- 1 was answering a burglary call.
- 4 were attempting other arrests.
- 62 of the 66 officer victims were killed by firearms, 34 handguns, 24 rifles, 1 shotgun and 3 firearms not reported. 4 officers were killed by suspects using vehicles
- During the same time period, 2016, 53 officers have been accidentally killed.
- 24 officers in motor vehicle accidents.
- 13 were fatality struck by vehicles.
- 10 in motorcycle accidents.
- 2 officers drowned
- 2 were accidentally shot.
- 1 officer died in an airplane accident
- 1 was thrown from a horse and killed.
(FBI Statistics)
Last Update: Feb 02, 2017 5:26 pm CST
