Christopher Malcolm Hood
Police Constable

Christopher Malcolm Hood

Accident
End of Watch August 23, 1971
Age 23
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a police motorcycle crash responding to an emergency call.

Killed in a police motorcycle accident while responding to an emergency call.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Hood served with the Somerset & Bath Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Hood.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity sbco.som.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 23, 1971
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Christopher Malcolm Hood 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 ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Somerset & Bath Constabulary
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% 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. Christopher Malcolm Hood's cause is highlighted.

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

How Christopher Malcolm Hood Compares

Age at Death
23
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Christopher Malcolm Hood is highlighted in Aug.

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

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