Eugene M. Oneto
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Police Officer

Eugene M. Oneto

Oakland Police Department — Oakland, CA
Accident
End of Watch November 18, 1951
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Eugene Oneto was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and Market Street while responding to a domestic disturbance. He was thrown from the vehicle and sustained severe injuries. Officer Oneto had been with the Oakland Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Oneto gave the Oakland Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Oneto.

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

Agency

Location Oakland, CA
Platform Identity opd.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 18, 1951
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Eugene M. Oneto 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%.

At Oakland Police Department, 17 of 54 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.5% of this agency's fallen.

Oakland Police Department
17
of 54 officers
31.5% 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. Eugene M. Oneto'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 Eugene M. Oneto Compares

Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Eugene M. Oneto is highlighted in Nov.

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