Des Moines Police Department

Des Moines Police Department has lost 27 officers across 133 years on record. 16 — 59.3% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 3 percentage points above the national average of 56.3% for Police Departments — reflecting the particular danger faced by officers in this jurisdiction.

7 officers were lost to accidents — 25.9% of this agency's fallen, compared to 28.8% nationally for Police Departments. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 4 officers who died did so in an accident.

Des Moines Police Department honors 1 officer whose death was linked to the weight of the job — officers who served, who carried what the badge demands, and who deserve to be on this wall equally. badge.nw is one of the only memorials that honors these officers without exception. This represents 3.7% of this agency's fallen, compared to a national average of 0.9% for Police Departments.

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.