South Dakota Highway Patrol

South Dakota Highway Patrol has lost 5 officers across 45 years on record. 2 — 40% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 6.1 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 — 60% 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.