Delaware State Police

Delaware State Police has lost 21 officers . 9 — 42.9% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 11.4 percentage points above the national average of 31.5% for State Polices — reflecting the particular danger faced by officers in this jurisdiction.

11 officers were lost to accidents — 52.4% of this agency's fallen, compared to 57.2% nationally for State Polices. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 2 officers who died did so in an accident.