Laverne Harrison Carr
Incident
Patrolman Laverne Carr succumbed to injuries he received in a motorcycle accident at Morris Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City.
He was on patrol and was returning to the station when he skidded into the safety island and received a skull fracture. He was transported to Atlantic City Hospital, where he died three days later.
Patrolman Carr was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Atlantic City Police Department for at least one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Carr gave the Atlantic City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Atlantic City community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Laverne Harrison Carr served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Atlantic City Police Department has lost 10 officers; 4 of them lost to accidents.
Laverne is one of 258 officers lost to accidents in NJ, 39.9% of the 647 remembered there.
Laverne is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Laverne is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1929, 11 officers in NJ were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1929, 118 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1929, 130 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Laverne was 40. Of the 232 lost to accidents in NJ whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 41.3; the middle age was 33.5. Laverne had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Laverne was 40. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Laverne had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Laverne was 40. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Laverne had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
June holds 8.1% of these deaths in NJ; March holds the most, 10.5%. Thursdays: 13.2%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Thursdays: 14.2%.
How
Accident deaths account for 40% of all 10 deaths at Atlantic City Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 39.9% of all 647 deaths in NJ, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Atlantic City Police Department has 10 officers remembered here, Laverne among them.
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Peter Brewer Apr 13, 1890
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Laverne Harrison Carr
Jun 6, 1929
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William E. Nichols
Sep 24, 1930
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Clayton G. Graham
Apr 23, 1962
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Daniel DuRoss
Sep 24, 1963
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Peter John Burke
Oct 1, 1970
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Peter Francis Egnor
Oct 14, 1981
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Kenneth Louis Brown
Mar 10, 2004
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Thomas J. McMeekin, Jr.
Mar 4, 2005
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Kevin B. Wilkins
Feb 18, 2010
Where
Military Service
Laverne Harrison Carr served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
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