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Frederick E. Offenburger
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Patrolman

Frederick E. Offenburger

Union Township Police Department — Hebron, OH
Accident
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End of Watch September 8, 1982
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Patrolman Frederick Offenburger was killed in a single vehicle accident. He had been dispatched to assist a village officer on a woman screaming call while on patrol in the township. He was traveling on an unfamiliar road with curves and did not know about a bend in the road and struck a tree. Patrolman Offenburger died instantly. Patrolman Offenburger was survived by his daughter. He is buried in the Wilson Cemetery, Licking County, Ohio.

Survivors

Patrolman Offenburger was survived by his daughter.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Patrolman Offenburger gave the Union Township Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Hebron community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Offenburger.

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

Agency

Department Union Township Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Hebron, OH
Platform Identity utpd.licking.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 8, 1982
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Frederick E. Offenburger 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 32.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Union Township Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
OH — Statewide
318
of 991 officers
32.1% 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. Frederick E. Offenburger's cause is highlighted.

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

How Frederick E. Offenburger Compares

Age at Death
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick E. Offenburger is highlighted in Sep.

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

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