Gordon Oliveira
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Officer

Gordon Oliveira

San Francisco Police Department — San Francisco, CA
Accident
End of Watch December 30, 1955
Age 31
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Badge 1499
The Vigil Panel 91 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Oliveira was killed when his motorcycle collided with an automobile and he was thrown to the ground fracturing his skull. Officer Oliveira had served with the agency for 6 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-CA-30856965
Stewardship
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Oliveira gave the San Francisco Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Oliveira.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location San Francisco, CA
Platform Identity sfpd.sf.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 30, 1955
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 31
Badge Number 1499
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Gordon Oliveira is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At San Francisco Police Department, 35 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33% of this agency's fallen.

San Francisco Police Department
35
of 106 officers
33% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gordon Oliveira's cause is highlighted.

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

How Gordon Oliveira Compares

Age at Death
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gordon Oliveira is highlighted in Dec.

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