Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has lost 22 officers across 173 years on record. 15 — 68.2% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 5.5 percentage points above the national average of 62.7% for Sheriff's Offices — reflecting the particular danger faced by officers in this jurisdiction.

6 officers were lost to accidents — 27.3% of this agency's fallen, compared to 26.4% nationally for Sheriff's Offices. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 4 officers who died did so in an accident.

This agency has also lost 4 K9 partners — working animals who served alongside officers and gave their lives in that service. 2 were killed feloniously. They are honored on this memorial alongside every officer.