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Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths

North Carolina

Line-of-duty deaths of officers serving North Carolina 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)

101

33 COVID-19 and 0 9/11 deaths excluded

Per Million Residents

9.7

2020 Census population

National Rank

#18

of 51, by per-million

Gunfire Share

34%

Of displayed deaths

Deaths by Year

Line-of-duty deaths per year in North Carolina.

051020052008201120142017202020232026

2026 is year to date.

By Cause

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

Vehicular / Traffic42 (31%)
Gunfire34 (25%)
COVID-1933 (25%)
Illness (non-COVID)11 (8%)
Other9 (7%)
Assault / Physical5 (4%)

By Agency Type

Which kinds of agency lost officers.

County Sheriff51 (38%)
City / Municipal Police44 (33%)
Other / Special25 (19%)
State Police / Highway Patrol14 (10%)

Most Recent Line-of-Duty Deaths

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

2026Damien Draper BostDeputy SheriffStruck by vehicleColumbus County Sheriff's Office
2026Kaleb MitchellDeputy SheriffAutomobile crashForsyth County Sheriff's Office
2026Steven J. PerryMaster TrooperAutomobile crashNorth Carolina Highway Patrol
2026Stien Davis, Jr.Master TrooperAutomobile crashNorth Carolina Highway Patrol
2025Roger SmithPolice OfficerGunfireWakeMed Campus Police & Public Safety Department
2025Francisco Paul FlattesDetention OfficerGunfireCherokee County Sheriff's Office
2024Michael HoranPolice OfficerGunfireGreensboro Police Department
2024Charles James LauCourt OfficerWeather/Natural disasterMacon County Sheriff's Office
2024Michelle Lynn QuinteroMajorWeather/Natural disasterMadison County Sheriff's Office
2024Joshua EyerPolice OfficerGunfireCharlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
2024Samuel PolocheInvestigatorGunfireNorth Carolina Department of Adult Correction
2024William "Alden" ElliottInvestigatorGunfireNorth Carolina Department of Adult Correction

Methodology

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