Fred B. Counts
Officer

Fred B. Counts

Oklahoma City Police Department — Oklahoma City, OK
Accident
End of Watch August 22, 1938
Age 27
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Badge 109
The Vigil Panel 75 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Fred Counts died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident when his patrol car collided with a fire truck at North East 10th Street and North Durland Avenue. Both units were responding to a fire. Another officer and a fireman were critically injured but survived their injuries. Officer Counts had served with the Oklahoma City Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-OK-41C5BACE
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Oklahoma City, OK
Platform Identity opd.oklahoma.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 22, 1938
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 27
Badge Number 109
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Fred B. Counts 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 OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 23.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Oklahoma City Police Department, 13 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.4% of this agency's fallen.

Oklahoma City Police Department
13
of 33 officers
39.4% Accident
OK — Statewide
135
of 582 officers
23.2% 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. Fred B. Counts's cause is highlighted.

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

How Fred B. Counts Compares

Age at Death
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
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. Fred B. Counts is highlighted in Aug.

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