Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths
New Hampshire
Line-of-duty deaths of officers serving New Hampshire 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)
6
1 COVID-19 and 0 9/11 deaths excluded
Per Million Residents
4.4
2020 Census population
National Rank
#46
of 51, by per-million
Gunfire Share
67%
Of displayed deaths
Deaths by Year
Line-of-duty deaths per year in New Hampshire.
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 New Hampshire agencies. Each name links to their ODMP memorial.
| 2023 | Lawrence Christopher Prather | Corrections Officer | Duty related illness | New Hampshire Department of Corrections |
| 2021 | Wayne H. Fortier | Detective | COVID19 | Grafton County Sheriff's Department |
| 2021 | Jesse Edward Sherrill | Staff Sergeant | Automobile crash | New Hampshire State Police |
| 2014 | Stephen J. Arkell | Patrol Officer | Gunfire | Brentwood Police Department |
| 2012 | Michael Patrick Maloney | Police Chief | Gunfire | Greenland Police Department |
| 2007 | N. Bruce McKay, III | Corporal | Gunfire | Franconia Police Department |
| 2006 | Michael Leland Briggs | Officer | Gunfire | Manchester Police Department |
Methodology
Source: the Officer Down Memorial Page. Counts cover officers serving New Hampshire 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.