Charles Gleason Venz
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Probation Officer

Charles Gleason Venz

Accident
End of Watch October 2, 1979
Age 45
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Probation Officer Charles Venz was killed in a vehicle crash on I-805, just north of Federal Boulevard, in San Diego, California.

He was conducting fieldwork when his vehicle struck a city sanitation truck that was stopped on the interstate.

Officer Venz had served with the United States Courts for nine years and was assigned to the Southern District of California.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four daughters.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Probation Officer Venz gave the United States Courts Probation and Pretrial Services 9 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Probation Officer Venz.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity uscppsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 2, 1979
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Probation Officer Charles Gleason Venz 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 DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Courts Probation and Pretrial Services, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Courts Probation and Pretrial Services
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Accident
DC — Statewide
453
of 1,418 officers
31.9% 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. Charles Gleason Venz's cause is highlighted.

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

How Charles Gleason Venz Compares

Age at Death
45
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
9
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Gleason Venz is highlighted in Oct.

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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