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In Our Keeping
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Officer Randy Turner served with the Polk County Texas Sheriff’s Office.
Thank you for your service, and for your service before it. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Randy Turner served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Suicide
Polk County Sheriff's Office has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to suicide.
Randy is one of 12 officers lost to suicide in TX, 0.5% of the 2,423 remembered there.
Randy is one of 190 officers lost to suicide in the United States, 0.7% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Randy is one of 256 officers lost to suicide worldwide, 0.8% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2014, 1 officer in TX was lost to suicide, the 4th heaviest of 8 years on record. The heaviest was 2020, with 3.
In 2014, 10 officers in the United States were lost to suicide, the 7th heaviest of 31 years on record. The heaviest was 2019, with 25.
In 2014, 11 officers worldwide were lost to suicide, the 7th heaviest of 75 years on record. The heaviest was 2019, with 26.
Who
Randy was 37. Of the 9 lost to suicide in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 50; the middle age was 37.
Randy was 37. Of the 146 lost to suicide in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 36 and 50; the middle age was 43.
Randy was 37. Of the 209 lost to suicide worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 35 and 48; the middle age was 42.
When
August holds 8.3% of these deaths in TX; June holds the most, 25%. Sundays: 33.3%.
August holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; June holds the most, 12.6%. Sundays: 17.4%.
August holds 5.9% of these deaths worldwide; May holds the most, 11.7%. Sundays: 15.2%.
How
Suicide deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Polk County Sheriff's Office, the most common cause.
Suicide deaths account for 0.5% of all 2,423 deaths in TX, the 5th most common cause.
Suicide deaths account for 0.7% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 5th most common cause.
Suicide deaths account for 0.8% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 6th most common cause.
His people
Polk County Sheriff's Office has 2 officers remembered here, Randy among them.
Military Service
Randy Turner served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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What is kept
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