Anthony A. Byrd
Police Officer

Anthony A. Byrd

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD
Accident
End of Watch May 19, 2006
Age 31
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Anthony Byrd was killed in an automobile crash near the intersection of Parksley and Stafford Street.

He was returning to the station house when his patrol car was struck by another patrol car that was responding to backup an officer at a domestic disturbance call. Officer Byrd was transported to St. Agnes Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Officer Byrd had served with the Baltimore Police Department for 11 years and was assigned to the Southwestern District.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two young daughters.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-MD-C7B62A25
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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Byrd gave the Baltimore City Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Byrd.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Baltimore, MD
Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 19, 2006
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Anthony A. Byrd is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 37.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Baltimore Police Department, 52 of 151 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Department
52
of 151 officers
34.4% Accident
MD — Statewide
140
of 377 officers
37.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony A. Byrd's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Anthony A. Byrd Compares

Age at Death
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
11
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony A. Byrd is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location