Broward County Sheriff's Office

Broward County Sheriff's Office has lost 24 officers across 65 years on record. 13 — 54.2% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 8.5 percentage points below the national average of 62.7% for Sheriff's Offices.

6 officers were lost to accidents — 25% 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.

Broward County Sheriff's Office 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 4.2% of this agency's fallen, compared to a national average of 0.4% for Sheriff's Offices.

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.