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
2009 2 2008 3 2007 6 2006 1 2005 4 [ view all ]	1992 12 2002 10 1970 8 1925 7 1974 7 [ view all ]
5 Highest Death Tolls
South Carolina Highway Patrol 48 Charleston Police Department 20 Greenville County Sheriff's Office 15 Greenville Police Department 11 South Carolina Department of Natural Resources 9 [ view all ]
5 Deadliest Counties	5 Deadliest Months
Greenville 40 Charleston 33 Richland 23 Anderson 15 Spartanburg 14 [ view all ]	June 39 May 35 April 33 December 33 September 31 [ view all ]
Top Causes of Death	Most Viewed
Gunfire 188 Automobile accident 71 Heart attack 16 Struck by vehicle 16 Motorcycle accident 14	James Robert Kennedy 14284 Alvin Sherman Glenn 7600 Mark Hunter Coates 5007 David Travis Bailey 4773 Joseph John McGarry 4566

Total South Carolina Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: 343
Officer memorials missing circumstances of their death: 1.....who?
Officer memorials missing photographs: 152.....who?
Officers not listed on National Memorial: 51.....who?