Edward C. Robertson
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Patrolman

Edward C. Robertson

Atlanta Police Department — Atlanta, GA
Accident
End of Watch August 1, 1932
Age 61
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Robertson succumbed to injuries received in an automobile accident the previous day. He and his partner were responding to an emergency call when a vehicle failed to yield. In an attempt to avoid the vehicle the patrol struck a telephone pole. Patrolman Robertson had been with the agency for 23 years and was survived by his wife and four children.

Survivors

Patrolman Robertson had been with the agency for 23 years and was survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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23 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Robertson gave the Atlanta Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Robertson.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
Platform Identity apd.fulton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 1, 1932
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
Age 61
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

Patrolman Edward C. Robertson 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 Atlanta Police Department, 29 of 88 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33% of this agency's fallen.

Atlanta Police Department
29
of 88 officers
33% 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 C. Robertson's cause is highlighted.

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

How Edward C. Robertson Compares

Age at Death
61
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
23
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward C. Robertson is highlighted in Aug.

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