Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths
Rhode Island
Line-of-duty deaths of officers serving Rhode Island 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
3 COVID-19 and 0 9/11 deaths excluded
Per Million Residents
1.8
2020 Census population
National Rank
#51
of 51, by per-million
Gunfire Share
50%
Of displayed deaths
Deaths by Year
Line-of-duty deaths per year in Rhode Island.
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 Rhode Island agencies. Each name links to their ODMP memorial.
| 2021 | Richard Carchia | Correctional Officer | COVID19 | Rhode Island Department of Corrections |
| 2021 | Gino Caputo | Sergeant | COVID19 | Barrington Police Department |
| 2020 | Russell K. Freeman | Lieutenant | COVID19 | Rhode Island Department of Corrections |
| 2012 | Maxwell Robert Dorley | Sergeant | Automobile crash | Providence Police Department |
| 2005 | James Lloyd Allen | Detective Sergeant | Gunfire | Providence Police Department |
Methodology
Source: the Officer Down Memorial Page. Counts cover officers serving Rhode Island 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.