Nebraska State Patrol

Nebraska State Patrol has lost 15 officers across 81 years on record. 5 — 33.3% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is consistent with the national average of 33.9% for Highway Patrols.

7 officers were lost to accidents — 46.7% 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.

Nebraska State Patrol honors 2 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 13.3% of this agency's fallen, compared to a national average of 0.4% for Highway Patrols.