Fred W. Higginbotham
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Officer

Fred W. Higginbotham

Jacksonville Police Department — Jacksonville, FL
Accident
End of Watch August 18, 1947
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Higginbotham was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Higginbotham served with the Jacksonville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Higginbotham.

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

Agency

Location Jacksonville, FL
Platform Identity jpd.duval.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 18, 1947
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Fred W. Higginbotham 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Jacksonville Police Department, 7 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.2% of this agency's fallen.

Jacksonville Police Department
7
of 33 officers
21.2% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% 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. Fred W. Higginbotham'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 Fred W. Higginbotham Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Fred W. Higginbotham is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897