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Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths

Florida

Line-of-duty deaths of officers serving Florida agencies, 2005 to 2026. Source: Officer Down Memorial Page. COVID-19 and 9/11-related illness are excluded from the headline figures.

Deaths (excl. COVID and 9/11)

181

69 COVID-19 and 0 9/11 deaths excluded

Per Million Residents

8.4

2020 Census population

National Rank

#24

of 51, by per-million

Gunfire Share

36%

Of displayed deaths

Deaths by Year

Line-of-duty deaths per year in Florida.

0102020052008201120142017202020232026

2026 is year to date.

By Cause

Share of all recorded deaths including COVID-19 and 9/11 illness where present.

Vehicular / Traffic72 (29%)
COVID-1969 (28%)
Gunfire66 (26%)
Illness (non-COVID)35 (14%)
Other5 (2%)
Assault / Physical3 (1%)

By Agency Type

Which kinds of agency lost officers.

County Sheriff126 (50%)
City / Municipal Police73 (29%)
Other / Special37 (15%)
State Police / Highway Patrol14 (6%)

Most Recent Line-of-Duty Deaths

The most recent officers from Florida agencies. Each name links to their ODMP memorial.

2026Steven BrunerDeputy SheriffDuty related illnessCalhoun County Sheriff's Office
2026Michael DiegoTrooperDuty related illnessFlorida Highway Patrol
2025Terri Jean Sweeting-MashkowSergeantGunfireIndian River County Sheriff's Office
2025Devin JaramilloDeputy SheriffGunfireMiami-Dade Sheriff's Office
2025David CajusoSergeantMotorcycle crashMiami Beach Police Department
2025Marcial RodriguezCorporalHeart attackCitrus County Sheriff's Office
2025Christopher Dale MockDetective CorporalHeart attackSt. Lucie County Sheriff's Office
2025Craig Antony GainesSenior TrooperDuty related illnessFlorida Highway Patrol
2025Andres Julian "Andy" LaheraCorporalStruck by vehicleCitrus County Sheriff's Office
2025James Alexander JacksonCorrectional OfficerHeatstrokeFlorida Department of Corrections
2025Jeremy H. CassadyDeputy SheriffGunfireEscambia County Sheriff's Office
2025Alton Dale BerrianSergeantHeart attackSanta Rosa County Sheriff's Office

Methodology

Source: the Officer Down Memorial Page. Counts cover officers serving Florida agencies whose end of watch fell in 2005through 2026, K9 records excluded. Per-million uses 2020 Census population.

COVID-19 and 9/11-related illness are excluded from the headline figures because ODMP counts both as line of duty and each is a one-time-event tail. COVID dominated 2020 and 2021. The 9/11 cancers concentrate in New York for a 2001 event. Toggle either back on in the charts. Other illness such as heart attacks stays in.