Frank S. Stevens
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Patrolman

Frank S. Stevens

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO
Accident
End of Watch January 9, 1936
Age 48
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Frank Stevens died of injuries sustained when he fell in a downtown store at 909 Main Street five days earlier. He was taken to Menorah Hospital where he died of his injuries. Patrolman Stevens had served with the Kansas City Police Department for 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Stevens gave the Kansas City Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Stevens.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch January 9, 1936
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Frank S. Stevens 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

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
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 S. Stevens'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 S. Stevens Compares

Age at End of Watch
48
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
12
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank S. Stevens is highlighted in Jan.

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