Alfred Ray Davis
Detective

Alfred Ray Davis

Bernalillo County Sheriff's Dept. — Albuquerque, NM
Accident
End of Watch November 25, 1968
Age 24
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Detective Alfred Davis was killed when the New Mexico State Police vehicle he was in swerved to avoid a collision and dropped off a six foot embankment near the intersection of Coors Boulevard and Rio Bravo Southwest Boulevard.. Detective Davis had just aided the State Police Officer in an arrest and was accompanying him to another call when the accident occurred. Detective Davis served Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents, brother and sister.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-NM-1CB43275
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Davis gave the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Albuquerque community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Davis.

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

Agency

Location Albuquerque, NM
Platform Identity bcso.bernalillo.nm.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 25, 1968
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Detective Alfred Ray Davis is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NM, 59 of 193 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen.

At Bernalillo County Sheriff's Dept., 7 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.6% of this agency's fallen.

Bernalillo County Sheriff's Dept.
7
of 11 officers
63.6% Accident
NM — Statewide
59
of 193 officers
30.6% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfred Ray Davis's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Alfred Ray Davis Compares

Age at End of Watch
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred Ray Davis is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location