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Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths

Texas

Line-of-duty deaths of officers serving Texas 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)

301

181 COVID-19 and 0 9/11 deaths excluded

Per Million Residents

10.3

2020 Census population

National Rank

#14

of 51, by per-million

Gunfire Share

34%

Of displayed deaths

Deaths by Year

Line-of-duty deaths per year in Texas.

012.52520052008201120142017202020232026

2026 is year to date.

By Cause

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

COVID-19181 (38%)
Vehicular / Traffic140 (29%)
Gunfire103 (21%)
Illness (non-COVID)35 (7%)
Other18 (4%)
Assault / Physical5 (1%)

By Agency Type

Which kinds of agency lost officers.

City / Municipal Police189 (39%)
Other / Special150 (31%)
County Sheriff123 (26%)
State Police / Highway Patrol20 (4%)

Most Recent Line-of-Duty Deaths

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

2026Erika SerratoDeputy SheriffVehicular assaultMontgomery County Sheriff's Office
2026Sergio RomeroTrooperAutomobile crashTexas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
2026Sandra BlairPolice OfficerVehicular assaultDeSoto Police Department
2026Heather AveryReserve Deputy ConstableVehicular assaultJefferson County Constable's Office - Precinct 1
2026Kenneth LewisDeputy SheriffVehicular assaultFort Bend County Sheriff's Office
2026Elijah GarretsonPolice OfficerGunfireCopperas Cove Police Department
2026Aaron ArmstrongDeputy ConstableGunfireCaldwell County Constable's Office - Precinct 3
2025Alex D. RobertsSenior Police OfficerMotorcycle crashHouston Police Department
2025Jerry Wayne Adamick, Jr.TrooperAutomobile crashTexas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
2025Albert Stout, Jr.LieutenantDuty related illnessRobstown Police Department
2025Jonathan D. "J.D." WhiteSergeantStruck by vehicleAngleton Police Department
2025Jessie PerezDeputy SheriffAccidentalDawson County Sheriff's Office

Methodology

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