Curtis Neal Jones
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Police Officer

Curtis Neal Jones

Pensacola Police Department — Pensacola, FL
Accident
End of Watch June 27, 1980
Age 28
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Curtis Jones was killed in an automobile crash when his patrol car left the roadway and struck a building at Palafox Street and Bobe Street as he responded to a burglary call at 5:30 a.m. Officer Curtis had served with the Pensacola Police Department for three years and previously served with the Crestview Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and three brothers.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-FL-6BEB4396
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Jones gave the Pensacola Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pensacola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Jones.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Pensacola, Escambia County, FL
Platform Identity ppd.escambia.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 27, 1980
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Curtis Neal Jones 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Pensacola Police Department, 5 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Pensacola Police Department
5
of 15 officers
33.3% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% 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. Curtis Neal Jones's cause is highlighted.

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

How Curtis Neal Jones Compares

Age at Death
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Curtis Neal Jones 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

Incident Location