Date: 7/8/2016 Number of officers killed: 5 Cause of death: Shot by snipers while patroling a Black Lives Matter protest. Location: Dallas, TX |
Date: 11/29/2009 Number of officers killed: 4 Cause of death: Ambushed and shot in a coffee shop while working on paperwork. Location: Lakewood, WA |
Date: 3/21/2009 Number of officers killed: 4 Cause of death: Shot by the same gunman in two related incidents, one a traffic stop and one an attempt to arrest the gunman. Location: Oakland, CA |
Date: 9/11/2001 Number of officers killed: 72 Cause of death: Killed while responding to the attacks on the World Trade Center. Location: New York City, NY |
Date: 2/27/1997 Number of officers killed: 11 Cause of death: Killed after their van was run off the road and into the path of two tractor trailers. Location: Rutledge State Penetentiary, GA |
Date: 4/19/1995 Number of officers killed: 8 Cause of death: Killed while responding to the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Location: Oklahoma City, OK |
Date: 8/27/1994 Number of officers killed: 5 Cause of death: Killed in a plane crash returning from a cocaine suppression mission. Location: Santa Lucia, Peru |
Date: 2/28/1993 Number of officers killed: 4 Cause of death: Shot while trying to execute a search warrant at the Branch Davidian compound. Location: Waco, TX |
Date: 8/24/1990 Number of officers killed: 4 Cause of death: Killed in a plane crash during a counter-drug surveillance mission. Location: Caribbean Sea |
Date: 10/24/1988 Number of officers killed: 5 Cause of death: Killed when their helicopter crashed after snagging a power line. Location: Imperial County, CA |
Date: 7/5/1984 Number of officers killed: 4 Cause of death: Killed in a head-on automobile accident heading to another officer's funeral. Location: DeQueen, AR |
Date: 12/16/1982 Number of officers killed: 3 Cause of death: Killed in a plane crash while escorting a bank fraud suspect and his lawyer to Lunken Airport. Location: Cincinnati, OH |
Date: 12/31/1972-01/07/1973 Number of officers killed: 5 Cause of death: Killed during a five day spree by a sniper associated with the Black Panthers. Location: New Orleans, LA |
Date: 09/11/1971-09/13-1971 Number of officers killed: 7 Cause of death: Killed during attempts to retake Attica State Prison from an inmate riot. Location: Attica State Prison, NY |
Date: 4/6/1970 Number of officers killed: 4 Cause of death: Shot in a four-minute gun battle against two gunmen. Location: Valencia, CA |
Date: 10/30/1950 Number of officers killed: 8 Cause of death: Shot during a revolt by the Nationalist Party protesting the U.S. presence in Puerto Rico. Location: Puerto Rico |
Date: 1/2/1932 Number of officers killed: 6 Cause of death: Shot while trying to arrest two murder suspects in what was known as the Young Brothers Massacre Location: Greene County, Missouri. |
Date: 10/3/1929 Number of officers killed: 8 Cause of death: Killed during a riot at the Colorado State Penetentiary. Location: Colorado State Penetentiary |
Date: 2/20/1927 Number of officers killed: 8 Cause of death: Drowned in a boating accident while on patrol. Location: Cape Cod |
Date: 11/24/1917 Number of officers killed: 9 Cause of death: Killed in a bomb blast at the police station. Location: Milwaukee, WI |
Date: 4/6/1902 Number of officers killed: 6 Cause of death: Shot while trying to arrest a fraud suspect. Location: Colbert County, AL |
Date: 9/8/1900 Number of officers killed: unknown Cause of death: More than half of the Galveston Police Department was killed in a hurricane off the Gulf Coast. Location: Galveston, TX |
Date: 07/27/1900-07/28/1900 Number of officers killed: 8 Cause of death: Shot trying to arrest a suspect. Location: New Orleans, LA |