Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths
Maine
Line-of-duty deaths of officers serving Maine 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)
10
No COVID-19 or 9/11 deaths recorded
Per Million Residents
7.3
2020 Census population
National Rank
#32
of 51, by per-million
Gunfire Share
10%
Of displayed deaths
Deaths by Year
Line-of-duty deaths per year in Maine.
2026 is year to date.
By Cause
Share of all recorded deaths including COVID-19 and 9/11 illness where present.
By Agency Type
Which kinds of agency lost officers.
Most Recent Line-of-Duty Deaths
The most recent officers from Maine agencies. Each name links to their ODMP memorial.
| 2026 | Joshua T. Tibbetts | Game Warden Pilot | Aircraft accident | Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Warden Service |
| 2021 | Luke Ryan Gross | Deputy Sheriff | Struck by vehicle | Hancock County Sheriff's Office |
| 2019 | Benjamin James Campbell | Detective | Accidental | Maine State Police |
| 2018 | Eugene Philip Cole | Corporal | Gunfire | Somerset County Sheriff's Office |
| 2017 | Nathan Michael Desjardins | Police Officer | Boating accident | Fryeburg Police Department |
| 2016 | Christopher M. Gardner | Detective Sergeant | Training accident | University of Maine Police Department |
| 2011 | Daryl Ray Gordon | Game Warden Pilot | Aircraft accident | Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Warden Service |
| 2010 | John H. "Packy" Paskewicz | Senior Corrections Officer | Heart attack | Maine Department of Corrections |
| 2009 | Richard Moore Betters | Sergeant | Heart attack | Portland Police Department |
| 2006 | David Jerome Rancourt | Deputy Sheriff | Heart attack | Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office |
Methodology
Source: the Officer Down Memorial Page. Counts cover officers serving Maine 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.