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Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths

Virginia

Line-of-duty deaths of officers serving Virginia 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)

72

13 COVID-19 and 4 9/11 deaths excluded

Per Million Residents

8.3

2020 Census population

National Rank

#25

of 51, by per-million

Gunfire Share

42%

Of displayed deaths

Deaths by Year

Line-of-duty deaths per year in Virginia.

051020052008201120142017202020232026

2026 is year to date.

By Cause

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

Gunfire30 (34%)
Vehicular / Traffic25 (28%)
Illness (non-COVID)14 (16%)
COVID-1913 (15%)
Other6 (7%)
Assault / Physical1 (1%)

By Agency Type

Which kinds of agency lost officers.

City / Municipal Police38 (43%)
County Sheriff31 (35%)
State Police / Highway Patrol13 (15%)
Other / Special7 (8%)

Most Recent Line-of-Duty Deaths

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

2026Logan Reece UttDeputy SheriffGunfireCarroll County Sheriff's Office
2026Barry James FoustCorporal9/11 related illnessArlington County Police Department
2025Jeremy Lewis HallCorrections OfficerAssaultVirginia Department of Corrections
2025Donald Richard Gotthardt, Jr.Master Police Officer9/11 related illnessFairfax County Police Department
2025Cameron Robert GirvinPolice OfficerGunfireVirginia Beach Police Department
2025Christopher M. L. ReesePolice OfficerGunfireVirginia Beach Police Department
2024Maurice "Mo" JosephDetective9/11 related illnessNorfolk Police Department
2024Hunter ReedyDeputy SheriffGunfireSmyth County Sheriff's Office
2024Floyd H. Miles, Jr.SergeantHeart attackCharles City County Sheriff's Office
2023Mark Christopher Wagner, IIPolice OfficerGunfireWintergreen Police Department
2022Joe CareyChief of PoliceStruck by vehicleBrodnax Police Department
2022Trey Marshall SuttonPolice OfficerAutomobile crashHenrico County Police Department

Methodology

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