Nicklaus Dustin Knight
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Nicklaus Dustin Knight

Florida Department of Corrections — Tallahassee, FL
Suicide Honored
End of Watch May 12, 2019
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July 23, 2026

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Officer Nicklaus Knight served with the Florida Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Tallahassee, FL
Platform Identity fdcorr.leon.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 12, 2019

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

Nicklaus Dustin Knight is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In FL, 13 of 1,008 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Florida Department of Corrections, 1 of 33 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 3% of this agency's fallen.

Florida Department of Corrections
1
of 33 officers
3% Suicide
FL — Statewide
13
of 1,008 officers
1.3% Suicide
Nationwide
256
of 32,508 officers
0.8% Suicide

National Cause Distribution

How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nicklaus Dustin Knight's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Nicklaus Dustin Knight Compares

When Suicide Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. Nicklaus Dustin Knight is highlighted in May.

Jan
24
Feb
22
Mar
15
Apr
18
May
30
Jun
28
Jul
18
Aug
15
Sep
21
Oct
24
Nov
21
Dec
18