Missouri State Highway Patrol

Missouri State Highway Patrol has lost 33 officers across 89 years on record. 13 — 39.4% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 5.5 percentage points above the national average of 33.9% for Highway Patrols — reflecting the particular danger faced by officers in this jurisdiction.

18 officers were lost to accidents — 54.5% of this agency's fallen, compared to 60.8% nationally for Highway Patrols. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 2 officers who died did so in an accident.

Missouri State Highway Patrol 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 3% of this agency's fallen, compared to a national average of 0.4% for Highway Patrols.

This agency has also lost 1 K9 partner — working animals who served alongside officers and gave their lives in that service. They are honored on this memorial alongside every officer.