Rodney Wayne Jones
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Police Officer

Rodney Wayne Jones

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI
Illness
End of Watch September 14, 2013
Age 49
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Rodney Jones died while representing the Detroit Police Department during a police motorcycle training and skills competition event at the annual Bikes on the Bricks in Flint, Michigan.

He was performing maneuvers on his department motorcycle on the 400 block of South Saginaw Street when he suddenly stopped it and fell to the ground. He was immediately treated by nearby paramedics and transferred to Hurley Medical Center, where he passed away.

Officer Jones had served with the Detroit Police Department for 28 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, and parents.

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28 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Jones gave the Detroit Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Jones.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 14, 2013
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

The Sacrifice · Illness

Rodney is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2013, 24 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 14th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Rodney was 49. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Rodney had served 28 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

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

September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Saturdays: 13.9%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Detroit Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Rodney among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Rodney Wayne Jones

Detroit Police Department · End of Watch September 14, 2013

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 61-E

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