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Police Officer

Edward James Burch

Los Angeles Community College District Police Department — Los Angeles, CA

Accident

End of Watch December 18, 1984

Age 66

Tour of Duty 36 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer Edward Burch was struck and killed by a car on a rainy night while crossing Victory Boulevard, between Mason Avenue and Winnetka Avenue, next to Los Angeles Pierce College. He had assisted a student who was locked out of his car and was returning to the main campus when he was struck. Officer Burch had served with the Los Angeles Community College District Police Department for 16 years after having retired from the Los Angeles Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and four daughters.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

36 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Burch gave the Los Angeles Community College District Police Department 36 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Burch.

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

Agency

Department Los Angeles Community College District Police Department

Location Los Angeles, CA

Platform Identity laccdpd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 18, 1984

Tour of Duty 36 yrs

Age 66

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Edward James Burch 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Los Angeles Community College District Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% 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. Edward James Burch'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 Edward James Burch Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service