Christopher Colin Riglar
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Constable

Christopher Colin Riglar

Undetermined
End of Watch September 28, 1991
Age 37
The Vigil Panel 217 ›
Gender Male
Division E, Sydney, Powell River, Colwood & Victoria

Incident

Cst. Riglar was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia. He served in several detachments in his home province and was married to Debra. Constable Christopher Colin Riglar Constable Christopher Colin Riglar

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Colin Riglar served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Colin Riglar.

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

Agency

Location ON
Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 28, 1991
Age 37
Gender Male
Division E, Sydney, Powell River, Colwood & Victoria
Born May 22, 1954

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Incident Location Nanaimo, BC

Constable Christopher Colin Riglar is one of 260 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ON, 236 of 334 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 69.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 236 of 333 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.9% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
236
of 333 officers
70.9% Undetermined
ON — Statewide
236
of 334 officers
70.7% Undetermined
Nationwide
260
of 32,508 officers
0.8% Undetermined

National Cause Distribution

How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christopher Colin Riglar'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 Christopher Colin Riglar Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Christopher Colin Riglar is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
21
Feb
16
Mar
20
Apr
23
May
26
Jun
29
Jul
23
Aug
24
Sep
17
Oct
22
Nov
15
Dec
24

Incident Location

Nanaimo, BC.