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Deputy Sheriff

Barry Keith Harper

Licking County Sheriff's Office — Newark, OH

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End of Watch November 8, 1983

Age 36

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Badge 10

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Barry Harper was killed in an automobile crash on Croton Road at 1:30 a.m. His police cruiser struck a pole and overturned. He was transported to Grant Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Deputy Harper was a U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran and served with the Licking County Sheriff's Office for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his three children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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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.
Deputy Sheriff Harper gave the Licking County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newark community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Licking County Sheriff's Office

Location Newark, OH

Platform Identity lcso.licking.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 8, 1983

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 36

Badge Number 10

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Barry Keith Harper served in the Navy (1965â1969) before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Barry Keith Harper 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Licking County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% 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. Barry Keith Harper'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 Barry Keith Harper Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service