Frank Mansfield
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Patrolman

Frank Mansfield

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO
Accident
End of Watch December 16, 1918
Age 42
Tour of Duty 8 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Mansfield was killed when the patrol car he was riding in was involved in an accident.

Survivors

Patrolman Mansfield had been with the agency for eight months and was survived by his wife.

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BO-US-MO-18EA33AB
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Mansfield served with the Kansas City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Mansfield.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Kansas City, MO
Platform Identity kcpd.jackson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 16, 1918
Tour of Duty 8 mo
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Frank Mansfield 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 MO, 237 of 813 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 Kansas City Police Department, 47 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.2% of this agency's fallen.

Kansas City Police Department
47
of 120 officers
39.2% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 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. Frank Mansfield's cause is highlighted.

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

How Frank Mansfield Compares

Age at Death
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Mansfield is highlighted in Dec.

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