Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths
Missouri
Line-of-duty deaths of officers serving Missouri 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)
76
16 COVID-19 and 0 9/11 deaths excluded
Per Million Residents
12.3
2020 Census population
National Rank
#11
of 51, by per-million
Gunfire Share
37%
Of displayed deaths
Deaths by Year
Line-of-duty deaths per year in Missouri.
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 Missouri agencies. Each name links to their ODMP memorial.
| 2026 | Michael Hislope | Deputy Sheriff | Gunfire | Christian County Sheriff's Office |
| 2026 | Gabriel Ramirez | Deputy Sheriff | Gunfire | Christian County Sheriff's Office |
| 2025 | Henry Franklin | Police Officer | Gunfire | Sikeston Department of Public Safety |
| 2025 | Eddie Mays | Lieutenant | Heart attack | Bernie Police Department |
| 2024 | David Lee | Police Officer | Vehicular assault | St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department |
| 2024 | Phylicia Carson | Officer | Vehicle pursuit | Osage Beach Police Department |
| 2024 | Steven Allen Singer | Chief of Police | Heart attack | Lake Lafayette Police Department |
| 2024 | Cody Allen | Officer | Gunfire | Independence Police Department |
| 2023 | Kelly Bernard Rolando | Correctional Officer I | Automobile crash | Missouri Department of Corrections |
| 2023 | Mason Griffith | Detective Sergeant | Gunfire | Hermann Police Department |
| 2023 | James Muhlbauer | Police Officer | Automobile crash | Kansas City Police Department |
| 2022 | Daniel Francisco Vasquez | Police Officer | Gunfire | North Kansas City Police Department |
Methodology
Source: the Officer Down Memorial Page. Counts cover officers serving Missouri 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.