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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Last updated
July 23, 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

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 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 VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.

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
203
of 654 officers
31% 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. E. Allen Wakefield'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 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
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location