Corrections

North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice

Raleigh, North Carolina

ncdpsdacjjdps.wake.nc.us.gov.nw

31 Officers

1915–2022 Years on Record

13 Felonious

6 Accident

Officers The Sacrifice Sentinels

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North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has lost 31 officers across 108 years on record. 13 — 41.9% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 14.3 percentage points below the national average of 56.2% for Correctionss.

6 officers were lost to accidents — 19.4% of this agency's fallen, compared to 18.2% nationally for Correctionss. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 5 officers who died did so in an accident.

Cause of Death

How North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice's 31 fallen officers were lost

How This Agency Compares

Felonious rate vs. Correctionss — state and national

Based on 851 total officers across all Correctionss nationwide and 37 in North Carolina.

Officers Lost by Decade

The toll across North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice'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 in 5

officers lost here died in the line of duty by accident

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