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Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths

Georgia

Line-of-duty deaths of officers serving Georgia 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)

155

58 COVID-19 and 0 9/11 deaths excluded

Per Million Residents

14.5

2020 Census population

National Rank

#8

of 51, by per-million

Gunfire Share

37%

Of displayed deaths

Deaths by Year

Line-of-duty deaths per year in Georgia.

07.51520052008201120142017202020232026

2026 is year to date.

By Cause

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

Vehicular / Traffic72 (34%)
Gunfire58 (27%)
COVID-1958 (27%)
Illness (non-COVID)15 (7%)
Other7 (3%)
Assault / Physical3 (1%)

By Agency Type

Which kinds of agency lost officers.

County Sheriff90 (42%)
City / Municipal Police80 (38%)
Other / Special38 (18%)
State Police / Highway Patrol5 (2%)

Most Recent Line-of-Duty Deaths

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

2026Dustin T. KrishPolice OfficerStruck by vehicleCarrollton Police Department
2026Caleb Daniel AbneyPolice OfficerAutomobile crashHahira Police Department
2026Pradeep TamangPolice Officer SeniorGunfireGwinnett County Police Department
2025Joe CrumptonDeputy SheriffHeart attackSpalding County Sheriff's Office
2025David RosePolice OfficerGunfireDeKalb County Police Department
2025Brandon Ray SikesDeputy SheriffGunfireColumbia County Sheriff's Office
2025Helio Armando Garcia, IIICaptainVehicular assaultSouth Fulton Police Department
2025Jeremy R. LabontePolice OfficerGunfireRoswell Police Department
2024Taylor Jaimeson BristowInvestigatorGunfireCarroll County Sheriff's Office
2024Brandon Tyler CunninghamDeputy SheriffGunfirePaulding County Sheriff's Office
2024Chase Winston RednerTrooper First ClassStruck by vehicleGeorgia State Patrol
2024Timothy Tavarus RiversDeputy SheriffAutomobile crashCrawford County Sheriff's Office

Methodology

Source: the Officer Down Memorial Page. Counts cover officers serving Georgia 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.