Frank S. Stevens
Agency patch
Patrolman

Frank S. Stevens

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO
Accident
End of Watch January 9, 1936
Age 48
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
The Vigil Panel 71 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Frank Stevens died of injuries sustained when he fell in a downtown store at 909 Main Street five days earlier. He was taken to Menorah Hospital where he died of his injuries. Patrolman Stevens had served with the Kansas City Police Department for 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
NW-6ZEE-QRKQ-4 earlier record number BO-US-MO-9FEFF0C7
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Frank. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Stevens gave the Kansas City Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Stevens.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Kansas City, Cass County, MO
Platform Identity kcpd.jackson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 9, 1936
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Frank is one of 8,274 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,543 remembered there.

33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

  1. See the roll
  2. See the roll
Compare against
I

Time

In 1936, 88 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 16th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Frank was 48. Of the 7,715 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Frank had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
III

When

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
V

His people

Kansas City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Frank among them.

Across the years
VI

Where

Patrolman Frank S. Stevens

Kansas City Police Department · End of Watch January 9, 1936

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 58-W

↑