Thousands of police officers in Britain are believed to have died during the course of their duties, but this article includes only those who were killed as a direct result of a crime or while attempting to respond, prevent, stop or solve a specific criminal act. The list is currently incomplete and misses many of those who died in more regular circumstances such as traffic collisions, as well as the many killed by air raids during the Second World War. The list also omits the more than 300 officers of the former Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). List Key to rank abbreviations: A/x = Acting • ACC = Assistant Chief Constable • CEO = Civilian Explosives Officer • Cmdr = Commander • DC = Detective Constable • DI = Detective Inspector • DS = Detective Sergeant • Insp = Inspector • PC = Police Constable • Sgt = Sergeant • SPC = Special Police Constable • Stn Sgt = Station Sergeant • Supt = Superintendent • WPC = Woman Police Constable • WRC = War Reserve Constable. See also List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United Kingdom List of American police officers killed in the line of duty List of Irish police officers killed in the line of duty Police Roll of Honour Trust National Police Memorial (London) Notes References External links Police Roll of Honour Trust United Kingdom Police Force Rolls of Honour National Police Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum killed in the line of duty Police Lists of police officers killed in the line of duty Police officers killed in the line of duty