Houston Police Department

Houston Police Department has lost 117 officers across 166 years on record. 84 — 71.8% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 13.7 percentage points above the national average of 58.1% for Police Departments — reflecting the particular danger faced by officers in this jurisdiction.

29 officers were lost to accidents — 24.8% of this agency's fallen, compared to 28.4% nationally for Police Departments. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 4 officers who died did so in an accident.

This agency has also lost 3 K9 partners — working animals who served alongside officers and gave their lives in that service. They are honored on this memorial alongside every officer.