Police Officer Maylond Thompson Bishop Jr.
Gunfire
January 1, 2010
Guntersville AL Police Department
Deputy Sheriff John M Bernard
Automobile Accident
January 3, 2010
Grant County WA Sheriff’s Office
Special Deputy Marshal Stanley W Cooper
Gunfire
January 4, 2010
US Department of Justice
Deputy Sheriff Josie Greathouse Fox
Gunfire
January 5, 2010
Millard County UT Sheriffs Office
Corporal James J Szuba
Vehicular Assault
January 9, 2010
Mishawaka IN Police Department
Ricky
Vehicular Assault
January 9, 2010
Mishawaka IN Police Department
Correctional Officer Edward Pounds
Assault
January 9, 2010
North Carolina Department of Corrections
Police Officer Alfred Celestain Sr.
Vehicular Assault
January 11, 2010
New Orleans LA Police Department
Trooper Duane A Dalton
Automobile Accident
January 12, 2010
Louisiana State Police
Police Officer Craig G Story
Motorcycle Accident
January 13, 2010
Arlington TX Police Department
Trooper Paul G Richey
Gunfire
January 13, 2010
Pennsylvania State Police
Captain Chad A Reed Sr.
Gunfire
January 14, 2010
Dixie County FL Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff James Louis Anderson Jr.
Automobile Accident
January 14, 2010
St. Johns County FL Sheriff’s Department
Sergeant Noel D Cordero-Guzman
Gunfire
January 15, 2010
Ponce PR Municipal Police
Corporal Christopher Milito
Struck by Vehicle
January 16, 2010
Delaware River NJ Port Authority Police
Trooper Jill E Mattice
Automobile Accident
January 20, 2010
New York State Police
2010
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 181
GUNFIRE
59
VEHICLE ACCIDENT
43
VEHICULAR ASSAULT
13
HEART ATTACK
13
STRUCK BY VEHICLE
7
Chief Carl Ellis Worley
Gunfire
February 10, 2007
Ross Township OH Police
LT Eric L Shuhandler
Gunfire
January 28, 2010
Gilbert AZ Police
Special Agent Frank B Glover
Assault
January 28, 2010
South Carolina Public Service Authority
Investigator Charles J Crabtree
Automobile Accident
January 29, 2010
Franklin County TN Sheriff’s Department
Juvenile Detention Officer Leonard S Wall
Assault
January 31, 2010
Jefferson County AR Sheriff’s Office
Trooper Andrew C Baldridge
Automobile Accident
February 4, 2010
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Sergeant Ira G Essoe Sr.
Gunfire
February 4, 2010
Orange County CA Sheriff’s Department
Senior Parole Agent Ellane E Aimiuwu
Automobile Accident
February 7, 2010
Illinois Department of Corrections
Deputy Sheriff William F Schuck III
Struck by Vehicle
February 7, 2010
Oconee County SC Sheriff’s Office
Corporal Jeremy C McLaren
Automobile Accident
February 10, 2010
Spring hill TN Police Department
Major Timothy J Bergeron
Motorcycle Accident
February 7, 2010
Terrebone Parish LA Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Sheriff Don D McCutcheon
Heart Attack
February 8, 2010
Clark County MO Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer David T Zolendziewski
Automobile Accident
February 11, 2010
Holyoke MA Police Officer
Deputy Sheriff Davy W Crawford
Automobile Accident
February 12, 2010
Carroll County GA Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Robert Heinle
Gunfire
February 12, 2010
Missoula MT Police
Lieutenant Michael S Vogt
Gunfire
February 15, 2010
Chattahoochee Hills GA Police
Police Officer Kevin B Wilkins
Gunfire (Accidental)
February 18, 2010
Atlantic City NJ Police
Sergeant Alan J Haymaker
Automobile Accident
February 22, 2010
Chicago IL Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Joel B Wahlenmaier
Gunfire
February 25, 2010
Fresno County CA Sheriff’
Deputy Sheriff Kenneth J Collier
Vehicle Pursuit
February 28, 2010
San Diego CA Sheriff’s Department
Police Officer Javier Bejar
Gunfire
March 1, 2010
Reedley CA Police Department
Officer Christopher A Upton
Gunfire
March 5, 2010
US Department of Agriculture
Corporal Clovis W Searcy Jr.
Gunfire
March 6, 2010
Ouachita LA Parish Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer James D Bonneau
Gunfire
March 9, 2010
Jackson MI Police
Corporal Thomas P Jensen
Automobile Accident
Prince George’s County MD Police Department
March 9, 2010
Police Officer Thomas F Patton II
Heart Attack
March 13, 2010
Cleveland Heights OH Police Department
Sergeant James A Kerstetter
Gunfire
March 15, 2010
Elyria OH Police Department
January and June were the deadliest months
for Law Enforcement with 19 deaths each.
February saw 15 Law Enforcement Brothers
and Sisters lose their lives, March, May and
October all had 14.
Officer Brian M Walsh
Heart Attack
March 21, 2010
Federal Way WA Police Department
Ranger Kenneth O Betancourt-Camacho
Gunfire
March 23, 2010
PR Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Ranger Feliz Rodriguez-Gomez
Gunfire
March 23, 2010
PR Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Officer Timothy J Zurgyetz
Automobile Accident
March 24, 2010
Forrest Hill TX Police Department
Police Officer David A Haynes
Vehicle Pursuit
March 24, 2010
St Louis MO Police Department
Corporal Dana K Cusack
Automobile Accident
March 27, 2010
SC Highway Patrol
Sergeant Hector Ismael Ayala
Automobile Accident
April 4, 2010
Ripon CA Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Chad W Pritchard
Fall
April 6, 2010
Overton County TN Sheriff’s Office
Constable John W Brown
Heart Attack
April 10, 2010
Calhoun County TX Constable’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Jacob R Rayos
Automobile Accident
April 11, 2010
Reeves County TX Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Sheriff Kory K Dahlvig
Vehicular Assault
April 25, 2010
Vilas County WI Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Sheriff Ian M Deutch
Gunfire
April 26, 2010
Nye County NV Sheriff’s Office
Officer Rodney T Holder
Motorccycle Accident
April 29, 2010
Abilene TX Police Department
Police Officer Bryan J Durman
Vehicle Assault
April 29, 2010
Lexington-Fayette Urban County KY Police Department
Sergeant Franco R Aguilar
Fall
April 29, 2010
Sevier County UT Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Joseph A Bergeron
Gunfire
May 1, 2010
Maplewood MN Police Department
Police Officer Brian E Huff
Gunfire
May 3, 2010
Detroit MI Police Department
Pilot Officer Daniel N Benavides
Aircraft Accident
May 7, 2010
CA Highway Patrol
Deputy Sheriff Brian L Mahaffrey
Gunfire
May 8, 2010
Rockdale County GA Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Tauveve Vivao
Heart Attack
May 11, 2010
US Department of Defense
Trooper Patrick Ambroise
Automobile Accident
May 15, 2010
Florida Highway Patrol
Police Officer E Mani
Automobile Accident
May 19, 2010
Houston TX Police Department
Police Officer Thomas E Wortham IV
Gunfire
May 20, 2010
Chicago IL Police Department
Chief Daniel K Duncan
Heart Attack
May 4, 2007
Lake Oswego OR Police Department
Police Officer Thomas W Evans
Gunfire
May 20, 2010
West Memphis AR Police Department
Sergeant Robert B Paudert
Gunfire
May 20, 2010
West Memphis AR Police Department
Border Patrol Agent Mark F Van Doren
Automobile Accident
May 24, 2010
US Department of Homeland Security
Police Officer James M Johnson Jr.
Gunfire
May 26, 2010
Carrollton GA Police Department
Police Officer Travis P Murphy
Gunfire
May 26, 2010
Phoenix AZ Police Department
Trooper Marc K Castellano
Struck by Vehicle
June 6, 2010
New Jersey State Police
Police Officer Joshua Yazzie
Automobile Accident
June 7, 2010
US Department of the Interior
Officer Thomas P Coleman
Vehicle Pursuit
June 11, 2010
CA Highway Patrol
Trooper First Class Wesley W J Brown
Gunfire
June 11, 2010
Maryland State Police
Detective Michael R Perry
Heart Attack
June 12, 2010
White Plains NY Police Department
Sergeant Douglas A Weddleton
Vehicular Assault
June 18, 2010
Massachusetts State Police
Deputy Sheriff Caroline Green
Automobile Accident
June 19, 2010
Richmond VA Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Dean Ridings
Boating Accident
June 19, 2010
Spotsylvania County VA Sheriff’s Office
Texas
17
California
11
U.S. Government
11
Illinois
10
Florida
9
Georgia
8
Police Officer Craig L Shaw
Gunfire
June 20, 2010
Lancaster TX Police Department
Officer Philip D Ortiz
Struck by Vehicle
June 22, 2010
CA Highway Patrol
Deputy Sheriff Melissa J Powers
Automobile Accident
June 22, 2010
Monroe County FL Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Richard L Daniels
Automobile Accident
June 22, 2010
Twiggs County GA Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Carol J Scruggs
Automobile Accident
Marshall County MS Sheriff’s Department
June 10, 2007
Natural Resources Officer Luke D Nihart
Weather / Natural
Disaster
June 13, 2007
KS Department of Wildlife and Parks Law Department
Officer Justin W McGrory
Struck by Vehicle
June 27, 2010
CA Highway Patrol
Officer Brett J Oswald
Struck by Vehicle
June 27, 2010
CA Highway Patrol
Officer David L Curtis
Gunfire
June 29, 2010
Tampa FL Police Department
Officer Jeffrey A Kocab
Gunfire
June 29, 2010
Tampa FL Police Department
Police Officer Thor O Soderberg
Gunfire
July 7, 2010
Chicago IL Police Department
Sergeant Orville R. Smith Jr.
Vehicular Assault
July 7, 2010
Shelton CT Police Department
Officer Charles F Collins
Heart Attack
June 24, 2007
US Department of Homeland Security
Police Officer Michael R Bailey Sr.
Gunfire
July 18, 2010
Chicago IL Police Department
Deputy Sheriff David W Lambert
Vehicle Pursuit
June 28, 2007
Warren County MS Sheriff’s Department
Sheriff Garry M Welford
Vehicular Assault
July 21, 2010
Georgia County MS Sheriff’s Office
Detective Lieutenant Liusila Brown
Gunfire
July 22, 2010
American Samoa Department of Public Safety
Deputy Sheriff Samuel A Smith
Gunfire
July 5, 2007
Franklin Countyaa Sheriff’s Office
Corporal Matthew L Edwards
Gunfire
July 23, 2010
Taylor MI Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Shawnelle Hess
Automobile Accident
July 23, 2010
Tazewell County VA Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Carlos L Ledesma
Gunfire
July 28, 2010
Chandler AZ Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Jon-Michael Willis
Gunfire
July 28, 2010
Greene County NC Sheriff’s Department
Inspector Timothy C Barnes
Heat Exhaustion
July 28, 2010
NC Division of Motor Vehicles
Patrolman Glen V Agee
Gunfire
August 6, 2010
Jackson MS Police Department
Chief William T Bauer
Automobile Accident
August 6, 2010
Wyoming IL Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Christopher L Dewey
Gunfire
August 9, 2010
Mahnomen County MN Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Jeremy J Hubbard
Vehicle Pursuit
August 10, 2010
Cowden IL Police Department
Police Officer Leonard A Reed
Motorcycle Accident
August 18, 2010
Cedar Park TX Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Brian B Harris
Gunfire
August 26, 2010
Kane County UT Sheriff’s Office
Chief Paul J Fricke
Automobile Accident
August 27, 2010
Hawk Point MO Police Department
Sergeant Anthony M Wallace
Automobile Accident
August 28, 2010
Hoonah AK Police Department
Officer Matthew D Tokuoka
Gunfire
August 29, 2010
Hoonah AK Police Department
Trooper First Class Kenneth Ray Hall
Automobile Accident
September 2, 2010
Connecticut State Police
California Highway Patrol and
Chicago IL Police Department
each lost 5 officers.
Border Patrol Agent Michael V Gallagher
Vehicular Assault
September 2, 2010
US Department of Homeland Security
Corrections Officer Kellie Pena
Heart Attack
September 3, 2010
TX Department of Criminal Justice
Officer John R Zykas
Heart Attack
September 8, 2010
US Department of Homeland Security
Sergeant Thomas M Alexander
Gunfire
September 11, 2010
Rayville LA Police Department
Trooper Mark D Barrett
Drowned
September 14, 2010
Virginia State Police
Officer Dan D De Kraai
Gunfire (Accident)
September 15, 2010
St Joseph MO Police Department
Corporal David R Slaton
Automobile Accident
September 20, 2010
Texas Department of Public Safety
Deputy Sheriff Mark A Longway
Automobile Accident
September 21, 2010
Hillsborough County FL Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer James E Fowler III
Automobile Accident
September 27, 2010
Baltimore City MD Police Department
Correctional Officer Tracy E Cooper
Assault
September 28, 2010
IL Department of Corrections
Police Officer William E Phillips III
Vehicular Assault
September 30, 2010
Greenfield IN Police Department
Police Officer Merrill Bruguier
Automobile Accident
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Police Department
October 9, 2010
Average Age
40
Patrolman Karl R McDonough
Vehicular Assault
October 13, 2010
El Paso TX Police Department
Petty Officer Shaun M Lin
Gunfire
September 8, 2007
US Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement
Sergeant Joseph G Schuengel
Automobile Accident
October 15, 2010
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Police Officer Thomas R Portz
Automobile Accident
October 20, 2010
Baltimore City MD Police Department
Sergeant Timothy C Prunty
Gunfire
October 24, 2010
Shreveport LA Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Odell McDuffie Jr.
Automobile Accident
October 25, 2010
Liberty County TX Sheriff’s Department
Police Officer John Abraham Jr.
Automobile Accident
October 25, 2010
Teaneck NJ Police Department
Captain George C Green Jr.
Automobile Accident
October26, 2010
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Lieutenant Jose A Cordova-Montanez
Gunfire
October 26, 2010
Puerto Rico Police Department
Police Officer Christopher A Wilson
Gunfire
October 29, 2010
San Diego CA Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Dean F Miera
Automobile Accident
October 29, 2010
Bernalillo County NM Sheriff’s Department
Police Officer Sergio A Antillon
Vehicular Assault
October 29, 2010
San Antonio TX Police Department
Police Officer Paul M Dittamo
Automobile Accident
October 30, 2010
Metropolitan DC Police Department
Police Officer Ryan P Bonaminio
Gunfire
November 7, 2010
Riverside CA Police Department
Wildlife Conservation officer David L Grove
Gunfire
November 11, 2010
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Chief Deputy Kevin K Roberts
Gunfire
November 14, 2010
Greene County GA Sheriff’s Office
Correctional Officer Gary M Chapin
Assault
November 15, 2010
Crawford County PA Correctional Facility
Trooper Jonathan T McDonald
Automobile Accident
November 15, 2010
Texas Department of Public Safety
Deadliest Days in Law Enforcement 2010
February 7 and May 20
Four Officers were killed each day.
Senior Corrections Officer John H Paskewicz
Vehicular Assault
October 12, 2007
Maine Department of Corrections
Police Officer Dwayne Parks
Assault
November 23, 2010
John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County IL
Police Officer Patrick Sirois
Struck by Vehicle
November 23, 2010
US Department of Defense
Deputy Sheriff Samuel K Brownlee
Gunfire
November 23, 2010
Weld County CO Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Michael R Flisk
Gunfire
November 26, 2010
Chicago IL Police Department
Trooper David J DeLaittre
Gunfire
December 1, 2010
Montana Highway Patrol
Deputy Sheriff Dewayne A Crenshaw
Gunfire
December 3, 2010
Tippah County MS Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Sheriff Rayford A Roberts
Automobile Accident
December 8, 2010
Illinois State Police
Deputy First Class Brandon L Coates
Gunfire
December 8, 2010
Orange County FL Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Wesley R Whitmore Jr.
Struck by Vehicle
December 8, 2010
Polk County FL Sheriff’s Office
Average Tour: 11 years, 7 months
Border Patrol Agent Brian A Terry
Gunfire
December 15, 2010
US Department of Homeland Security
Police Officer Andrew J Rameas
Motorcycle Accident
December 20, 2010
Harker Heights TX Police Department
Lieutenant Thomas C Rouse
Gunfire
December 23, 2010
Dougherty County GA Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Michael R Schaefer
Heart Attack
December 25, 2010
Uvalde County TX Sheriff’s Department
Police Officer John B Maguire
Gunfire
December 26, 2010
Woburn MA Police Department
Corporal Chadwick T LaCroy
Gunfire
December 27, 2010
Georgia State Patrol
Police Officer Jillian M Smith
Gunfire
December 28, 2010
Arlington TX Police Department