Roll of Honor
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Officer David Swailes served with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Thank you for your service, and for your service before it. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
David W. Swailes served in the Navy (1999â2003) before joining law enforcement.
David W. Swailes is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CA, 17 of 1,837 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 0.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.
At Los Angeles Police Department, 4 of 240 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David W. Swailes's cause is highlighted.
How David W. Swailes Compares
When Suicide Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. David W. Swailes is highlighted in Feb.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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