Knott County Sheriff's Office

Knott County Sheriff's Office has lost 9 officers . 7 — 77.8% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 14.4 percentage points above the national average of 63.4% for Sheriff's Offices — reflecting the particular danger faced by officers in this jurisdiction.

1 officer was lost to accidents — 11.1% of this agency's fallen, compared to 25.8% nationally for Sheriff's Offices. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 9 officers who died did so in an accident.