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Polk County Sheriff

Iowa

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4 Officers

2014–2014 Years on Record

2 Felonious

1 Honored

Officers The Sacrifice Sentinels

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Polk County Sheriff has lost 4 officers across 1 years on record. 2 — 50% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 18.4 percentage points below the national average of 68.4% for Others.

Polk County Sheriff 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 25% of this agency's fallen, compared to a national average of 1% for Others.

Cause of Death

How Polk County Sheriff's 4 fallen officers were lost

How This Agency Compares

Felonious rate vs. Others — state and national

Based on 1,561 total officers across all Others nationwide and 10 in Iowa.

Officers Lost by Decade

The toll across Polk County Sheriff's history

Nature of Risk Over Time

Felonious vs. non-felonious deaths by decade — did the nature of the danger change?

Understanding the Numbers

1 in 2

officers lost here died at the hands of another person

1 of 4

officers honored whose deaths were linked to the weight of the job

Stand Watch Over the Fallen of Polk County Sheriff

Polk County Sheriff has lost 4 officers since 2014. 2 were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. 1 officer is honored here whose death was linked to the weight of the job. Every one of them is honored permanently on badge.nw. Every name. Every badge number. Forever.

What Is a Sentinel?

A Sentinel is someone who chooses to stand permanent watch over the fallen of a specific agency. Not for a year. Not for a term. Permanently — as long as badge.nw exists. Your name appears on this agency's page, visible to every family member, every colleague, every person who comes here to remember. You are telling them: I see what this agency gave. I will not forget.

There is no higher act of remembrance on this platform than becoming a Sentinel. It costs less than a meal. It lasts forever.

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