Tacoma Police Department

Tacoma Police Department has lost 12 officers across 125 years on record. 5 — 41.7% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 16.4 percentage points below the national average of 58.1% for Police Departments.

5 officers were lost to accidents — 41.7% of this agency's fallen, compared to 28.4% nationally for Police Departments. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 2 officers who died did so in an accident.

This agency has also lost 4 K9 partners — working animals who served alongside officers and gave their lives in that service. 3 were killed feloniously. They are honored on this memorial alongside every officer.