On average, one law enforcement officer is killed somewhere in America nearly every other day. The first known line-of-duty death occurred in 1791, when New York's Albany County Constable Darius Quimby was shot and killed. Since then, over 16,000 officers have died while performing their duties.

Historically, the deadliest day for South Carolina law enforcement officers has been May 19 with 5 deaths.

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Deaths Last 5 Years	5 Deadliest Years
2012 1 2011 4 2010 3 2009 2 2008 3 [ view all ]	1992 12 2002 10 1970 8 1925 7 1974 7 [ view all ]
5 Highest Death Tolls
South Carolina Highway Patrol 50 Charleston Police Department 21 Greenville County Sheriff's Office 15 Greenville Police Department 11 South Carolina Department of Natural Resources 10 [ view all ]
5 Deadliest Counties	5 Deadliest Months
Greenville 41 Charleston 37 Richland 23 Anderson 15 Aiken 15 [ view all ]	June 40 September 37 May 36 December 36 April 34 [ view all ]
Top Causes of Death	Most Viewed
Gunfire 203 Automobile accident 75 Struck by vehicle 18 Motorcycle accident 17 Heart attack 16	James Robert Kennedy 22438 Alvin Sherman Glenn 11079 Mark Hunter Coates 9475 Joseph John McGarry 8989 David Travis Bailey 7388

Total South Carolina Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: 372
Officer memorials missing circumstances of their death: 0.....who?
Officer memorials missing photographs: 162.....who?
Officers not listed on National Memorial: 59.....who?