South Dakota Department of Corrections

South Dakota Department of Corrections has lost 4 officers across 76 years on record. 3 — 75% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 18.8 percentage points above the national average of 56.2% for Correctionss — reflecting the particular danger faced by officers in this jurisdiction.

1 officer was lost to accidents — 25% of this agency's fallen, compared to 18.2% nationally for Correctionss. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 4 officers who died did so in an accident.