Caroline Green
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Deputy Sheriff

Caroline Green

Richmond Sheriff's Office — Richmond, VA
Accident
End of Watch June 19, 2010
Age 51
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
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Gender Female

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Caroline Green succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle accident one week earlier when her patrol car collided with a wall at the VCU Medical Center.

She had just finished guarding a prisoner and was leaving the hospital when the accident occurred. She remained in the hospital and underwent several operations before succumbing to her injuries.

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BO-US-VA-DD478E9E
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Last updated
September 9, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Green gave the Richmond Sheriff's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Green.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Richmond, VA
Platform Identity rso.richmond.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 19, 2010
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Age 51
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Caroline Green 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 VA, 204 of 656 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Richmond Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Richmond Sheriff's Office
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
VA — Statewide
204
of 656 officers
31.1% 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. Caroline Green's cause is highlighted.

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

How Caroline Green Compares

Age at Death
51
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
16
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Caroline Green is highlighted in Jun.

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

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