Lloyd L. Thompson
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Patrolman

Lloyd L. Thompson

South Bend Police Department — South Bend, IN
Accident
End of Watch February 27, 1932
Age 27
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Lloyd Thompson succumbed to injuries he suffered the previous day when his motorcycle collided with a truck.

Patrolman Thompson was pursuing a speeding vehicle at the time of the accident, but it was later determined the car was driven by a father rushing his son to the hospital.

Patrolman Thompson had served with the South Bend Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Thompson gave the South Bend Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the South Bend community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Thompson.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location South Bend, IN
Platform Identity sbpd.stjoseph.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 27, 1932
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Lloyd is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1932, 110 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Lloyd was 27. 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. Lloyd had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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

February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

South Bend Police Department has 15 officers remembered here, Lloyd among them.

Patrolman Lloyd L. Thompson

South Bend Police Department · End of Watch February 27, 1932

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 34-W

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