Birmingham City Police has lost
61
officers .
17 — 27.9% — were killed feloniously,
meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty.
This is 27.9 percentage points above the national average of 0% for law enforcement agencys — reflecting the particular danger faced by officers in this jurisdiction.
16 officers were lost to accidents —
26.2% of this agency's fallen, compared to 0% nationally for law enforcement agencys.
Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 4 officers who died did so in an accident.
Birmingham City Police honors
2 officers whose deaths were 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.