Cleveland Ray Christian
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Officer

Cleveland Ray Christian

Brunswick Police Department — Brunswick, GA
Accident
End of Watch May 16, 1986
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Christian succumbed to injuries sustained in an on-duty motorcycle accident the previous day while on patrol. He was en route to Brunswick High School to conduct traffic control when a car struck him on Glynn Avenue. He was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah where he succumbed to his injuries the following morning. Officer Christian had been with the agency for 12 years.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Christian gave the Brunswick Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Brunswick community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Christian.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Brunswick, Glynn County, GA
Platform Identity bpd.glynn.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 16, 1986
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Cleveland Ray Christian 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 GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Brunswick Police Department, 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.

Brunswick Police Department
1
of 7 officers
14.3% Accident
GA — Statewide
264
of 905 officers
29.2% 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. Cleveland Ray Christian's cause is highlighted.

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

How Cleveland Ray Christian Compares

Years of Service
12
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Cleveland Ray Christian is highlighted in May.

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