Portsmouth Police Department

Portsmouth Police Department has lost 10 officers across 135 years on record. 6 — 60% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is consistent with the national average of 58.1% for Police Departments.

3 officers were lost to accidents — 30% 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.