Edward William Jones
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Assistant Chief

Edward William Jones

Polk County Police Department — Cedartown , GA
Accident
End of Watch January 9, 1970
Age 39
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Assistant Chief Edward Jones was killed in an automobile crash while responding to a call.

His vehicle struck a patch of ice, went out of control, and struck a tree head-on.

Assistant Chief Jones had served with the Polk County Police Department for 15 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-GA-8D7720EE
Stewardship
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief Jones gave the Polk County Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cedartown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief Jones.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Cedartown , Polk County, GA
Platform Identity pcpd.polk.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 9, 1970
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Assistant Chief Edward William Jones 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 GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Polk County Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Polk County Police Department
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Accident
GA — Statewide
264
of 905 officers
29.2% 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. Edward William Jones's cause is highlighted.

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

How Edward William Jones Compares

Age at Death
39
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
15
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward William Jones is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Others Who Wore This Badge

2 officers from Polk County Police Department are honored on badge.nw.