Polk County Sheriff's Department

Polk County Sheriff's Department has lost 18 officers across 101 years on record. 7 — 38.9% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 29.5 percentage points below the national average of 68.4% for Others.

9 officers were lost to accidents — 50% of this agency's fallen, compared to 22.3% nationally for Others. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 2 officers who died did so in an accident.

This agency has also lost 1 K9 partner — working animals who served alongside officers and gave their lives in that service. They are honored on this memorial alongside every officer.