Douglas M. Deen
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Corporal

Douglas M. Deen

Idaho State Police — Meridian, ID
Accident
End of Watch August 5, 1979
Age 32
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Deen was killed in an automobile accident while responding to an accident with injuries call.

Survivors

He had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-ID-CF33470B
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Deen gave the Idaho State Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Idaho. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Deen.

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

Agency

Department Idaho State Police
Location Meridian, ID
Platform Identity isp.id.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 5, 1979
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Corporal Douglas M. Deen is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ID, 21 of 71 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.6% of this state's fallen. That is 1.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Idaho State Police, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Idaho State Police
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
ID — Statewide
21
of 71 officers
29.6% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Douglas M. Deen's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Douglas M. Deen Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Douglas M. Deen is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897