Frederick H. Witte
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Chief of Police

Frederick H. Witte

Englewood Cliffs Police Department — Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch April 6, 1977
Age 48
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief Frederick Witte succumbed to injuries sustained several days earlier when he was involved in an automobile accident while on duty.

Chief Witte had served with the agency for 27 years. He was survived b his wife and four children.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

27 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Witte gave the Englewood Cliffs Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Englewood Cliffs community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Witte.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County, NJ
Platform Identity ecpd.bergen.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 6, 1977
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Frederick H. Witte served in the the United States military (1945–1947) before joining law enforcement.

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Chief of Police Frederick H. Witte 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 39.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Englewood Cliffs Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
NJ — Statewide
258
of 646 officers
39.9% 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 H. Witte's cause is highlighted.

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

How Frederick H. Witte Compares

Age at Death
48
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick H. Witte is highlighted in Apr.

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

Military Service

Frederick H. Witte served in the United States military (1945–1947) before joining law enforcement.

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