Engebret Larson
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Sergeant

Engebret Larson

Long Beach Police Department — Long Beach, CA
Accident
End of Watch February 25, 1942
Age 59
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Engebret Larson was killed in an automobile crash on Santa Fe Avenue while responding to duty after being alerted of an air raid blackout.

Survivors

Sergeant Larson was survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-CA-026B4D21
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Larson served with the Long Beach Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Long Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Larson.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lbpd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 25, 1942
Age 59
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Engebret Larson 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Long Beach Police Department, 14 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Long Beach Police Department
14
of 28 officers
50% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% 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. Engebret Larson's cause is highlighted.

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

How Engebret Larson Compares

Age at Death
59
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Engebret Larson is highlighted in Feb.

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