Police Officer Maylond Thompson Bishop Jr.

Guntersville AL Police Department

January 1, 2010Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff John M Bernard

Grant County WA Sheriff’s Office

January 3, 2010Automobile Accident

Special Deputy Marshal Stanley W Cooper

US Department of Justice

January 4, 2010Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Josie Greathouse Fox

Millard County UT Sheriffs Office

January 5, 2010Gunfire

Corporal James J Szuba

Mishawaka IN Police Department

January 9, 2010Vehicular Assault

Ricky

Mishawaka IN Police Department

January 9, 2010Vehicular Assault

Correctional Officer Edward Pounds

North Carolina Department of Corrections

January 9, 2010Assault

Police Officer Alfred Celestain Sr.

New Orleans LA Police Department

January 11, 2010Vehicular Assault

January 12, 2010Automobile Accident

Trooper Duane A Dalton

Louisiana State Police

Police Officer Craig G Story

Arlington TX Police Department

January 13, 2010Motorcycle Accident

Trooper Paul G Richey

Pennsylvania State Police

January 13, 2010Gunfire

Captain Chad A Reed Sr.

Dixie County FL Sheriff’s Office

January 14, 2010Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff James Louis Anderson Jr.

St. Johns County FL Sheriff’s Department

January 14, 2010Automobile Accident

Sergeant Noel D Cordero-Guzman

Ponce PR Municipal Police

January 15, 2010Gunfire

Corporal Christopher Milito

Delaware River NJ Port Authority Police

January 16, 2010Struck by Vehicle

Trooper Jill E Mattice

New York State Police

January 20, 2010Automobile Accident

2010

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 181GUNFIRE 59

VEHICLE ACCIDENT 43

VEHICULAR ASSAULT 13

HEART ATTACK 13

STRUCK BY VEHICLE 7

Ross Township OH Police

February 10, 2007Gunfire

Chief Carl Ellis Worley

Gilbert AZ Police

January 28, 2010Gunfire

LT Eric L Shuhandler

South Carolina Public Service Authority

January 28, 2010Assault

Special Agent Frank B Glover

Franklin County TN Sheriff’s Department

January 29, 2010Automobile Accident

Investigator Charles J Crabtree

Jefferson County AR Sheriff’s Office

January 31, 2010Assault

Juvenile Detention Officer Leonard S Wall

Ohio State Highway Patrol

February 4, 2010Automobile Accident

Trooper Andrew C Baldridge

Orange County CA Sheriff’s Department

February 4, 2010Gunfire

Sergeant Ira G Essoe Sr.

Illinois Department of Corrections

February 7, 2010Automobile Accident

Senior Parole Agent Ellane E Aimiuwu

Oconee County SC Sheriff’s Office

February 7, 2010Struck by Vehicle

Deputy Sheriff William F Schuck III

Spring hill TN Police Department

February 10, 2010Automobile Accident

Corporal Jeremy C McLaren

Terrebone Parish LA Sheriff’s Department

February 7, 2010Motorcycle Accident

Major Timothy J Bergeron

Clark County MO Sheriff’s Office

February 8, 2010Heart Attack

Deputy Sheriff Don D McCutcheon

February 11, 2010Automobile Accident

Holyoke MA Police Officer

Police Officer David T Zolendziewski

Carroll County GA Sheriff’s Office

February 12, 2010Automobile Accident

Deputy Sheriff Davy W Crawford

Missoula MT Police

February 12, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer Robert Heinle

February 15, 2010Gunfire

Chattahoochee Hills GA Police

Lieutenant Michael S Vogt

Atlantic City NJ Police

February 18, 2010Gunfire (Accidental)

Police Officer Kevin B Wilkins

Chicago IL Police Department

February 22, 2010Automobile Accident

Sergeant Alan J Haymaker

Fresno County CA Sheriff’

February 25, 2010Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Joel B Wahlenmaier

San Diego CA Sheriff’s Department

February 28, 2010Vehicle Pursuit

Deputy Sheriff Kenneth J Collier

Reedley CA Police Department

March 1, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer Javier Bejar

US Department of Agriculture

March 5, 2010Gunfire

Officer Christopher A Upton

Ouachita LA Parish Sheriff’s Office

March 6, 2010Gunfire

Corporal Clovis W Searcy Jr.

Jackson MI Police

March 9, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer James D Bonneau

Prince George’s County MD Police Department

March 9, 2010Automobile Accident

Corporal Thomas P Jensen

Cleveland Heights OH Police Department

March 13, 2010Heart Attack

Police Officer Thomas F Patton II

Elyria OH Police Department

March 15, 2010Gunfire

Sergeant James A Kerstetter

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.

March 21, 2010Heart Attack

Officer Brian M Walsh

Federal Way WA Police Department

PR Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

March 23, 2010Gunfire

Ranger Kenneth O Betancourt-Camacho

PR Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

March 23, 2010Gunfire

Ranger Feliz Rodriguez-Gomez

Forrest Hill TX Police Department

March 24, 2010Automobile Accident

Officer Timothy J Zurgyetz

St Louis MO Police Department

March 24, 2010Vehicle Pursuit

Police Officer David A Haynes

SC Highway Patrol

March 27, 2010Automobile Accident

Corporal Dana K Cusack

Ripon CA Police Department

April 4, 2010Automobile Accident

Sergeant Hector Ismael Ayala

Overton County TN Sheriff’s Office

April 6, 2010Fall

Deputy Sheriff Chad W Pritchard

Calhoun County TX Constable’s Office

April 10, 2010Heart Attack

Constable John W Brown

Reeves County TX Sheriff’s Department

April 11, 2010Automobile Accident

Deputy Sheriff Jacob R Rayos

Vilas County WI Sheriff’s Department

April 25, 2010Vehicular Assault

Deputy Sheriff Kory K Dahlvig

Nye County NV Sheriff’s Office

April 26, 2010Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Ian M Deutch

Abilene TX Police Department

April 29, 2010Motorccycle Accident

Officer Rodney T Holder

Lexington-Fayette Urban County KY Police Department

April 29, 2010Vehicle Assault

Police Officer Bryan J Durman

April 29, 2010Fall

Sergeant Franco R Aguilar

Sevier County UT Sheriff’s Office

Maplewood MN Police Department

May 1, 2010Gunfire

Sergeant Joseph A Bergeron

Detroit MI Police Department

May 3, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer Brian E Huff

CA Highway Patrol

May 7, 2010Aircraft Accident

Pilot Officer Daniel N Benavides

Rockdale County GA Sheriff’s Office

May 8, 2010Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Brian L Mahaffrey

US Department of Defense

May 11, 2010Heart Attack

Police Officer Tauveve Vivao

May 15, 2010Automobile Accident

Trooper Patrick Ambroise

Florida Highway Patrol

Houston TX Police Department

May 19, 2010Automobile Accident

Police Officer E Mani

Chicago IL Police Department

May 20, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer Thomas E Wortham IV

Lake Oswego OR Police Department

May 4, 2007Heart Attack

Chief Daniel K Duncan

West Memphis AR Police Department

May 20, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer Thomas W Evans

West Memphis AR Police Department

May 20, 2010Gunfire

Sergeant Robert B Paudert

US Department of Homeland Security

May 24, 2010Automobile Accident

Border Patrol Agent Mark F Van Doren

Carrollton GA Police Department

May 26, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer James M Johnson Jr.

Phoenix AZ Police Department

May 26, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer Travis P Murphy

June 6, 2010Struck by Vehicle

Trooper Marc K Castellano

New Jersey State Police

US Department of the Interior

June 7, 2010Automobile Accident

Police Officer Joshua Yazzie

CA Highway Patrol

June 11, 2010Vehicle Pursuit

Officer Thomas P Coleman

Maryland State Police

June 11, 2010Gunfire

Trooper First Class Wesley W J Brown

White Plains NY Police Department

June 12, 2010Heart Attack

Detective Michael R Perry

June 18, 2010Vehicular Assault

Sergeant Douglas A Weddleton

Massachusetts State Police

Richmond VA Sheriff’s Office

June 19, 2010Automobile Accident

Deputy Sheriff Caroline Green

Spotsylvania County VA Sheriff’s Office

June 19, 2010Boating Accident

Deputy Sheriff Dean Ridings

Texas 17

California 11

U.S. Government 11

Illinois 10

Florida 9

Georgia 8

Lancaster TX Police Department

June 20, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer Craig L Shaw

CA Highway Patrol

June 22, 2010Struck by Vehicle

Officer Philip D Ortiz

June 22, 2010Automobile Accident

Deputy Sheriff Melissa J Powers

Monroe County FL Sheriff’s Office

Twiggs County GA Sheriff’s Office

June 22, 2010Automobile Accident

Deputy Sheriff Richard L Daniels

Marshall County MS Sheriff’s Department

June 10, 2007Automobile Accident

Deputy Sheriff Carol J Scruggs

June 13, 2007Weather / Natural Disaster

Natural Resources Officer Luke D Nihart

KS Department of Wildlife and Parks Law Department

CA Highway Patrol

June 27, 2010Struck by Vehicle

Officer Justin W McGrory

CA Highway Patrol

June 27, 2010Struck by Vehicle

Officer Brett J Oswald

Tampa FL Police Department

June 29, 2010Gunfire

Officer David L Curtis

Tampa FL Police Department

June 29, 2010Gunfire

Officer Jeffrey A Kocab

Chicago IL Police Department

July 7, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer Thor O Soderberg

Shelton CT Police Department

July 7, 2010Vehicular Assault

Sergeant Orville R. Smith Jr.

US Department of Homeland Security

June 24, 2007Heart Attack

Officer Charles F Collins

Chicago IL Police Department

July 18, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer Michael R Bailey Sr.

Warren County MS Sheriff’s Department

June 28, 2007Vehicle Pursuit

Deputy Sheriff David W Lambert

Georgia County MS Sheriff’s Office

July 21, 2010Vehicular Assault

Sheriff Garry M Welford

American Samoa Department of Public Safety

July 22, 2010Gunfire

Detective Lieutenant Liusila Brown

Franklin Countyaa Sheriff’s Office

July 5, 2007Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Samuel A Smith

Taylor MI Police Department

July 23, 2010 Gunfire

Corporal Matthew L Edwards

Tazewell County VA Sheriff’s Office

July 23, 2010Automobile Accident

Deputy Sheriff Shawnelle Hess

July 28, 2010Gunfire

Chandler AZ Police Department

Police Officer Carlos L Ledesma

Greene County NC Sheriff’s Department

July 28, 2010Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jon-Michael Willis

NC Division of Motor Vehicles

July 28, 2010Heat Exhaustion

Inspector Timothy C Barnes

Jackson MS Police Department

August 6, 2010Gunfire

Patrolman Glen V Agee

August 6, 2010Automobile Accident

Chief William T Bauer

Wyoming IL Police Department

Mahnomen County MN Sheriff’s Office

August 9, 2010Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Christopher L Dewey

August 10, 2010Vehicle Pursuit

Police Officer Jeremy J Hubbard

Cowden IL Police Department

Cedar Park TX Police Department

August 18, 2010Motorcycle Accident

Police Officer Leonard A Reed

Kane County UT Sheriff’s Office

August 26, 2010Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Brian B Harris

Hawk Point MO Police Department

August 27, 2010Automobile Accident

Chief Paul J Fricke

Hoonah AK Police Department

August 28, 2010Automobile Accident

Sergeant Anthony M Wallace

Hoonah AK Police Department

August 29, 2010Gunfire

Officer Matthew D Tokuoka

Connecticut State Police

September 2, 2010Automobile Accident

Trooper First Class Kenneth Ray Hall

California Highway Patrol and Chicago IL Police Department

each lost 5 officers.

US Department of Homeland Security

September 2, 2010Vehicular Assault

Border Patrol Agent Michael V Gallagher

TX Department of Criminal Justice

September 3, 2010Heart Attack

Corrections Officer Kellie Pena

US Department of Homeland Security

September 8, 2010Heart Attack

Officer John R Zykas

Rayville LA Police Department

September 11, 2010Gunfire

Sergeant Thomas M Alexander

Virginia State Police

September 14, 2010Drowned

Trooper Mark D Barrett

St Joseph MO Police Department

September 15, 2010Gunfire (Accident)

Officer Dan D De Kraai

                     

          

Texas Department of Public Safety

September 20, 2010Automobile Accident

Corporal David R Slaton

Hillsborough County FL Sheriff’s Office

September 21, 2010Automobile Accident

Deputy Sheriff Mark A Longway

Baltimore City MD Police Department

September 27, 2010Automobile Accident

Police Officer James E Fowler III

IL Department of Corrections

September 28, 2010Assault

Correctional Officer Tracy E Cooper

Greenfield IN Police Department

September 30, 2010Vehicular Assault

Police Officer William E Phillips III

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Police Department

October 9, 2010Automobile Accident

Police Officer Merrill Bruguier

Average Age 40

El Paso TX Police Department

October 13, 2010Vehicular Assault

Patrolman Karl R McDonough

US Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement

September 8, 2007Gunfire

Petty Officer Shaun M Lin

Missouri State Highway Patrol

October 15, 2010Automobile Accident

Sergeant Joseph G Schuengel

Baltimore City MD Police Department

October 20, 2010Automobile Accident

Police Officer Thomas R Portz

Shreveport LA Police Department

October 24, 2010Gunfire

Sergeant Timothy C Prunty

Liberty County TX Sheriff’s Department

October 25, 2010Automobile Accident

Deputy Sheriff Odell McDuffie Jr.

Teaneck NJ Police Department

October 25, 2010Automobile Accident

Police Officer John Abraham Jr.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol

October26, 2010Automobile Accident

Captain George C Green Jr.

Puerto Rico Police Department

October 26, 2010Gunfire

Lieutenant Jose A Cordova-Montanez

San Diego CA Police Department

October 29, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer Christopher A Wilson

Bernalillo County NM Sheriff’s Department

October 29, 2010Automobile Accident

Deputy Sheriff Dean F Miera

October 29, 2010Vehicular Assault

Police Officer Sergio A Antillon

San Antonio TX Police Department

Metropolitan DC Police Department

October 30, 2010Automobile Accident

Police Officer Paul M Dittamo

Riverside CA Police Department

November 7, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer Ryan P Bonaminio

Pennsylvania Game Commission

November 11, 2010Gunfire

Wildlife Conservation officer David L Grove

Greene County GA Sheriff’s Office

November 14, 2010Gunfire

Chief Deputy Kevin K Roberts

Crawford County PA Correctional Facility

November 15, 2010Assault

Correctional Officer Gary M Chapin

Texas Department of Public Safety

November 15, 2010Automobile Accident

Trooper Jonathan T McDonald

Deadliest Days in Law Enforcement 2010

February 7 and May 20

Four Officers were killed each day.

Maine Department of Corrections

October 12, 2007Vehicular Assault

Senior Corrections Officer John H Paskewicz

John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County IL

November 23, 2010Assault

Police Officer Dwayne Parks

US Department of Defense

November 23, 2010Struck by Vehicle

Police Officer Patrick Sirois

Weld County CO Sheriff’s Office

November 23, 2010Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Samuel K Brownlee

Chicago IL Police Department

November 26, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer Michael R Flisk

Montana Highway Patrol

December 1, 2010Gunfire

Trooper David J DeLaittre

Tippah County MS Sheriff’s Department

December 3, 2010Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Dewayne A Crenshaw

Illinois State Police

December 8, 2010Automobile Accident

Deputy Sheriff Rayford A Roberts

Orange County FL Sheriff’s Office

December 8, 2010Gunfire

Deputy First Class Brandon L Coates

Polk County FL Sheriff’s Office

December 8, 2010Struck by Vehicle

Sergeant Wesley R Whitmore Jr.

Average Tour: 11 years, 7 months

US Department of Homeland Security

December 15, 2010Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent Brian A Terry

Harker Heights TX Police Department

December 20, 2010Motorcycle Accident

Police Officer Andrew J Rameas

Dougherty County GA Police Department

December 23, 2010Gunfire

Lieutenant Thomas C Rouse

December 25, 2010Heart Attack

Deputy Sheriff Michael R Schaefer

Uvalde County TX Sheriff’s Department

December 26, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer John B Maguire

Woburn MA Police Department

Georgia State Patrol

December 27, 2010Gunfire

Corporal Chadwick T LaCroy

Arlington TX Police Department

December 28, 2010Gunfire

Police Officer Jillian M Smith