California State Police

California State Police has lost 5 officers across 62 years on record. 1 — 20% — was killed feloniously, meaning an officer was deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 11.5 percentage points below the national average of 31.5% for State Polices.

2 officers were lost to accidents — 40% of this agency's fallen, compared to 57.2% nationally for State Polices. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 3 officers who died did so in an accident.

California State 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. This represents 40% of this agency's fallen, compared to a national average of 1.1% for State Polices.