E. Allen Wakefield
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Patrolman

E. Allen Wakefield

Richmond Police Department — Richmond, VA
Accident
End of Watch September 27, 1975
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Allen Wakefield was killed in a motorcycle accident at Boulevard and Grove while responding to a call of a suspicious man in a house.

Patrolman Wakefield had served with the agency for six years.

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BO-US-VA-CF3367BB
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Wakefield gave the Richmond Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Wakefield.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Richmond, VA
Platform Identity rpd.richmond.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 27, 1975
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman E. Allen Wakefield 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 VA, 204 of 656 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 Richmond Police Department, 17 of 40 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.5% of this agency's fallen.

Richmond Police Department
17
of 40 officers
42.5% Accident
VA — Statewide
204
of 656 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. E. Allen Wakefield's cause is highlighted.

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

How E. Allen Wakefield Compares

Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. E. Allen Wakefield is highlighted in Sep.

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