Frank C. Irvin
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Police Officer

Frank C. Irvin

Newark Police Division — Newark, NJ
Accident
End of Watch March 29, 1973
Age 29
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Badge 1575
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Frank Irvin was killed in a motorcycle crash while on patrol on Irvington Avenue in the Vailsburg area. Officer Irvin was traveling west on Irvington Avenue when he was struck. He was transported to Hospital Center in Orange, where he succumbed to his injuries later that night. Officer Irvin had served with the Newark Police Division for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and grandmother.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Irvin gave the Newark Police Division 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newark community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Irvin.

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

Agency

Location Newark, NJ
Platform Identity npdpd.essex.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 29, 1973
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 29
Badge Number 1575
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Frank C. Irvin 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Newark Police Division, 19 of 58 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.8% of this agency's fallen.

Newark Police Division
19
of 58 officers
32.8% Accident
NJ — Statewide
258
of 646 officers
39.9% 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. Frank C. Irvin'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 Frank C. Irvin Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank C. Irvin is highlighted in Mar.

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