Clifford Dean Stevens
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Wildlife Officer

Clifford Dean Stevens

Veteran → Accident
End of Watch June 24, 1983
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Stevens was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a motor home on Highway 789 near Riverton, Wyoming.

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BO-US-WY-6E36C0FD
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Wildlife Officer Stevens served with the Wyoming Department of Game and Fish.
Thank you for your service to the Cheyenne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Wildlife Officer Stevens.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Cheyenne, WY
Platform Identity wdgffed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 24, 1983
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Clifford Dean Stevens served in the U.S. Army (1951–1952) before joining law enforcement.

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Wildlife Officer Clifford Dean Stevens 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 WY, 17 of 63 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 27 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Wyoming Department of Game and Fish, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Wyoming Department of Game and Fish
2
of 6 officers
33.3% Accident
WY — Statewide
17
of 63 officers
27% 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. Clifford Dean Stevens's cause is highlighted.

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

How Clifford Dean Stevens Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clifford Dean Stevens 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

Military Service

Clifford Dean Stevens served in the U.S. Army (1951–1952) before joining law enforcement.

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