Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths

Oregon

Line-of-duty deaths of officers serving Oregon 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)

2 COVID-19 and 0 9/11 deaths excluded

Per Million Residents

3.5

2020 Census population

National Rank

#49

of 51, by per-million

Gunfire Share

40%

Of displayed deaths

Deaths by Year

Line-of-duty deaths per year in Oregon.

By Cause

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

Gunfire6 (35%)

Illness (non-COVID)3 (18%)

Other3 (18%)

Vehicular / Traffic2 (12%)

COVID-192 (12%)

Assault / Physical1 (6%)

By Agency Type

Which kinds of agency lost officers.

City / Municipal Police10 (59%)

County Sheriff4 (24%)

State Police / Highway Patrol2 (12%)

Other / Special1 (6%)

Most Recent Line-of-Duty Deaths

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


2023	Joseph Johnson	Reserve Corporal	Gunfire	Nyssa Police Department
2021	Jared John Miller	Sergeant	COVID19	Marion County Sheriff's Office
2021	Brian J. Gaunt	Sergeant	COVID19	Beaverton Police Department
2021	John Richard Burright	Sergeant	Struck by vehicle	Oregon State Police
2021	Stanley "Allen" Burdic	Deputy Sheriff	Gunfire	Douglas County Sheriff's Office
2018	Malcus Williams, II	Police Officer	Heart attack	Ashland Police Department
2016	Jason Michael Goodding	Sergeant	Gunfire	Seaside Police Department
2015	Gil C. Datan	Deputy Sheriff	Accidental	Coos County Sheriff's Office
2014	John Edward Lawrence	Sergeant	Heart attack	Bend Police Department
2013	Robert A. Libke	Reserve Officer	Gunfire	Oregon City Police Department
2011	Buddy Ray Herron	Correctional Officer	Stabbed	Oregon Department of Corrections
2011	J. Christopher Kilcullen	Police Officer	Gunfire	Eugene Police Department

Methodology

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