Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths
Michigan
Line-of-duty deaths of officers serving Michigan 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)
73
17 COVID-19 and 0 9/11 deaths excluded
Per Million Residents
7.2
2020 Census population
National Rank
#33
of 51, by per-million
Gunfire Share
44%
Of displayed deaths
Deaths by Year
Line-of-duty deaths per year in Michigan.
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 Michigan agencies. Each name links to their ODMP memorial.
| 2025 | Kelvin Patrick | Police Officer | Gunfire | Detroit Police Department |
| 2024 | Daniel Kerstetter | Motor Carrier Officer | Automobile crash | Michigan State Police |
| 2024 | Mohamed Said | Corporal | Gunfire | Melvindale Police Department |
| 2024 | William Butler, Jr. | Deputy Sheriff | Gunfire | Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office |
| 2024 | Bradley J. Reckling | Deputy Sheriff | Gunfire | Oakland County Sheriff's Office |
| 2024 | Joel Popp | Trooper | Struck by vehicle | Michigan State Police |
| 2023 | Robert J. Silver | Court Officer | Gunfire | St. Clair County 72nd District Court |
| 2023 | Frederick Charles Bowens, Jr. | Lieutenant | COVID19 | Detroit Police Department |
| 2022 | Daniel Alan Kammerzell | Sergeant | COVID19 | Shelby Township Police Department |
| 2022 | Lloyd "Mike" Todd | Police Officer | Gunfire | Detroit Police Department |
| 2022 | Nichole Shuff- Balint | Mounted Deputy | Animal related | Clare County Sheriff's Department |
| 2022 | Loren Michael Courts | Police Officer | Gunfire | Detroit Police Department |
Methodology
Source: the Officer Down Memorial Page. Counts cover officers serving Michigan 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.