Police Department

Wilkes-Barre Police Department

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

wpd.luzerne.pa.us.gov.nw

6 Officers

1875–2021 Years on Record

2 Felonious

Officers The Sacrifice Sentinels

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Wilkes-Barre Police Department has lost 6 officers across 147 years on record. 2 — 33.3% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 24.8 percentage points below the national average of 58.1% for Police Departments.

Cause of Death

How Wilkes-Barre Police Department's 6 fallen officers were lost

How This Agency Compares

Felonious rate vs. Police Departments — state and national

Based on 15,468 total officers across all Police Departments nationwide and 875 in Pennsylvania.

Officers Lost by Decade

The toll across Wilkes-Barre Police Department'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 3

officers lost here died at the hands of another person

Stand Watch Over the Fallen of Wilkes-Barre Police Department

Wilkes-Barre Police Department has lost 6 officers since 1875. 2 were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. Every one of them is honored permanently on badge.nw. Every name. Every badge number. Forever.

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