New York State Police has lost
171
officers .
29 — 17% — were killed feloniously,
meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty.
This is 14.5 percentage points below the national average of 31.5% for State Polices.
94 officers were lost to accidents —
55% of this agency's fallen, compared to 57.2% nationally for State Polices.
Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 2 officers who died did so in an accident.
New York State Police honors
3 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 1.8% of this agency's fallen,
compared to a national average of 1.1% for State Polices.
This agency has also lost 2 K9 partners —
working animals who served alongside officers and gave their lives in that service.
They are honored on this memorial alongside every officer.