Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has lost 24 officers across 133 years on record. 15 — 62.5% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is consistent with the national average of 63.4% for Sheriff's Offices.

8 officers were lost to accidents — 33.3% of this agency's fallen, compared to 25.8% nationally for Sheriff's Offices. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 3 officers who died did so in an accident.