Craig W. Schultz
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Police Officer

Craig W. Schultz

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO
Accident
End of Watch May 9, 2001
Age 36
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Craig Schultz was killed in a motorcycle accident on I-29 while responding to another accident.

During his response, his motorcycle went out of control when it struck a wet spot on the roadway on southbound I-29 near the I-635 interchange.

Officer Schultz had been a member of the Kansas City Police Department for 11 years and is survived by his wife and two young daughters.

Survivors

Officer Schultz had been a member of the Kansas City Police Department for 11 years and is survived by his wife and two young daughters.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Schultz gave the Kansas City Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Schultz.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Kansas City, MO
Platform Identity kcpd.jackson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 9, 2001
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Craig W. Schultz 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 MO, 237 of 813 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 Kansas City Police Department, 47 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.2% of this agency's fallen.

Kansas City Police Department
47
of 120 officers
39.2% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 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. Craig W. Schultz's cause is highlighted.

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

How Craig W. Schultz Compares

Age at Death
36
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
11
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Craig W. Schultz 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

Incident Location