MEMORIAL

Brant “Butch” Nine

Nappanee Police Officer killed in the line of duty November 3, 1988

Phillip Hochstetler

Former Nappanee Police Officer killed in the line of duty as a

Kosciusko County Sheriff Deputy June 27, 1994

1949 was the last year in United States history in which fewer than 100 police officers were killed in the line of duty. Ninety-two officers made the ultimate sacrifice that year.

The following information is from the

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

Law Enforcement Facts (updated March 2008)

1. There are more than 900,000 sworn law enforcement officers now serving in the United States, which is the highest figure ever. About 12 percent of those are female.

2. In 2005, there were an estimated 5.2 million violent crimes committed in the United States (according to the National Crime Victimization Survey conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics). The annual number of violent crimes has declined by 58% since 1993.

3. Crime fighting has taken its toll. Since the first recorded police death in 1792, there have been more than 18,200 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Currently, there are 18,274 names engraved on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.

4. A total of 1,671 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty during the past 10 years, an average of one death every 53 hours or 167 per year. There were 181 law enforcement officers killed in 2007.

5. On average, more than 56,000 law enforcement officers are assaulted each year, resulting in over 16,000 injuries.

6. The 1970s were the deadliest decade in law enforcement history, when a total of 2,276 officers died, or an average of 228 each year. The deadliest year in law enforcement history was 1930, when 279 officers were killed. That figure dropped dramatically in the 1990s, to an average of 160 per year.

7. The deadliest day in law enforcement history was September 11, 2001, when 72 officers were killed while responding to the terrorist attacks on America.

8. New York City has lost more officers in the line of duty than any other department, with 692 deaths. California has lost 1,435 officers, more than any other state. The state with the fewest deaths is Vermont, with 19.

9. There are 951 federal officers listed on the Memorial, as well as 527 correctional officers and 36 military law enforcement officers.

10. There are 223 female officers listed on the Memorial, nine of whom were killed prior to 1970.

11. During the past ten years, more officers were killed feloniously on Friday than any other day of the week. The fewest number of felonious fatalities occurred on Sunday. Over the past decade, more officers were killed between 8:01 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. than during any other two-hour period.

United States Law Enforcement Deaths from 1997 thru 2006

Year Total

1997 170

1998 168

1999 143

2000 161

2001 239

2002 157

2003 147

2004 162

2005 157

2006 145

2007 187 (167 per year)

National

Law Enforcement Memorial Week

Public Law 87-54, passed by a Joint Resolution of the 87th Congress of the United States in 1962 and signed into law by President John F. Kennedy, designates May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor of federal, state, and municipal peace officers who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty. The calendar week of each year during which May 15 occurs is Police Week, and throughout the United States, police departments conduct community activities during that time.

Nappanee

Police Department Memorial

Thursday May 15, 2008

5:00 P.M.

Line of Duty Death from January 1 thru May 8, 2008