Buffalo Police Department has lost
51
officers .
22 — 43.1% — were killed feloniously,
meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty.
This is 14.8 percentage points below the national average of 57.9% for Police Departments.
26 officers were lost to accidents —
51% of this agency's fallen, compared to 28.1% nationally for Police Departments.
Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 2 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.
They are honored on this memorial alongside every officer.
Cause of Death
How Buffalo Police Department's 51 fallen officers were lost
How This Agency Compares
Felonious rate vs. Police Departments — state and national
Based on 13,919 total officers across all Police Departments nationwide
and 1,715 in New York.