New Orleans Police Department

New Orleans Police Department has lost 128 officers across 184 years on record. 86 — 67.2% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 9.1 percentage points above the national average of 58.1% for Police Departments — reflecting the particular danger faced by officers in this jurisdiction.

35 officers were lost to accidents — 27.3% of this agency's fallen, compared to 28.4% nationally for Police Departments. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 4 officers who died did so in an accident.

This agency has also lost 1 K9 partner — 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.