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Levi Kelling Arnold Sr.
Incident
Deputy Constable Levi Arnold died after contracting COVID-19 as the result of a presumed exposure while working security details during Mardi Gras.
Deputy Constable Arnold had served in law enforcement for 30 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Constable Levi Kelling Arnold Sr. died on March 30, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 68.
He is one of 885 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He was predeceased by his wife and is survived by his three children and eight grandchildren.
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The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Constable Arnold gave the First City Court of New Orleans Constable's Office 30 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Arnold.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Levi is the only officer of First City Court of New Orleans Constable's Office remembered here.
Levi is one of 28 officers lost to illness in LA, 4.7% of the 595 remembered there.
Levi is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Levi is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2020, 19 officers in LA were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 2020, 346 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 2020, 347 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Levi was 68. Of the 28 lost to illness in LA whose age is recorded, half were between 39.8 and 65; the middle age was 56. Levi had served 30 years; the middle length of service was 22 years.
Levi was 68. 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. Levi had served 30 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Levi was 68. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Levi had served 30 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
March holds 7.1% of these deaths in LA; April holds the most, 25%. Mondays: 10.7%.
March holds 5.9% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Mondays: 14.2%.
March holds 6.2% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Mondays: 14.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at First City Court of New Orleans Constable's Office.
Illness deaths account for 4.7% of all 595 deaths in LA, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
Where
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What is kept
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