Fairfax County Police Department

Fairfax County Police Department has lost 8 officers across 49 years on record. 2 — 25% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 33.1 percentage points below the national average of 58.1% for Police Departments.

3 officers were lost to accidents — 37.5% of this agency's fallen, compared to 28.4% nationally for Police Departments. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 3 officers who died did so in an accident.

Fairfax County Police Department honors 1 officer whose death was 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 12.5% of this agency's fallen, compared to a national average of 0.8% for Police Departments.

This agency has also lost 2 K9 partners — working animals who served alongside officers and gave their lives in that service. 1 was killed feloniously. They are honored on this memorial alongside every officer.