Chicago Police Department has lost
571
officers
across 173 years on record.
396 — 69.4% — were killed feloniously,
meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty.
This is 11.3 percentage points above the national average of 58.1% for Police Departments — reflecting the particular danger faced by officers in this jurisdiction.
107 officers were lost to accidents —
18.7% of this agency's fallen, compared to 28.4% nationally for Police Departments.
Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 5 officers who died did so in an accident.
Chicago Police Department honors
5 officers
whose deaths were 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 0.9% of this agency's fallen,
compared to a national average of 0.8% for Police Departments.
This agency has also lost 8 K9 partners —
working animals who served alongside officers and gave their lives in that service.
1 was killed feloniously.
They are honored on this memorial alongside every officer.
Cause of Death
How Chicago Police Department's 571 fallen officers were lost
How This Agency Compares
Felonious rate vs. Police Departments — state and national
Based on 15,468 total officers across all Police Departments nationwide
and 984 in Illinois.
Officers Lost by Decade
The toll across Chicago Police Department'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 5
officers lost here died in the line of duty by accident
5 of 571
officers honored whose deaths were linked to the weight of the job
8
K9 partners also gave their lives in service to this agency
K9 Partners
8 K9 heroes
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Stand Watch Over the Fallen of Chicago Police Department
Chicago Police Department has lost
571 officers
since 1853.
396 were killed feloniously —
deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty.
5 officers are honored here
whose deaths were 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.
Currently Standing Watch
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stands watch as
an organizational sentinel —
institutions that have chosen to honor this agency permanently.
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Chicago Police Memorial Foundation
Official
Honors fallen Chicago Police officers and provides financial assistance, scholarships, and support to the families of officers killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty.
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