Florida Department of Corrections

Florida Department of Corrections has lost 33 officers across 71 years on record. 11 — 33.3% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 22.9 percentage points below the national average of 56.2% for Correctionss.

9 officers were lost to accidents — 27.3% of this agency's fallen, compared to 18.2% nationally for Correctionss. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 4 officers who died did so in an accident.

Florida Department of Corrections honors 1 officer whose death was 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 3% of this agency's fallen, compared to a national average of 1.1% for Correctionss.

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