Highway Patrol

Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol

Carson City, Nevada

ndpsnhp.nv.us.gov.nw

10 Officers

1961–2023 Years on Record

6 Felonious

3 Accident

Officers The Sacrifice Sentinels

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Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol has lost 10 officers across 63 years on record. 6 — 60% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 26.1 percentage points above the national average of 33.9% for Highway Patrols — reflecting the particular danger faced by officers in this jurisdiction.

3 officers were lost to accidents — 30% of this agency's fallen, compared to 60.8% nationally for Highway Patrols. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 3 officers who died did so in an accident.

Cause of Death

How Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol's 10 fallen officers were lost

How This Agency Compares

Felonious rate vs. Highway Patrols — state and national

Based on 906 total officers across all Highway Patrols nationwide and 10 in Nevada.

Officers Lost by Decade

The toll across Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol'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 3

officers lost here died in the line of duty by accident

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