Harold Hagen
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Patrolman

Harold Hagen

Minneapolis Police Department — Minneapolis, MN
Accident
End of Watch August 3, 1932
Age 31
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Harold Hagen was killed in a motorcycle accident when a car pulled into his path at the intersection of Victory Memorial Drive and 39th Avenue North. Patrolman Hagen broadsided the vehicle and was killed instantly. Patrolman Hagen had served with the Minneapolis Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-MN-53B9C9C3
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hagen gave the Minneapolis Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hagen.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Platform Identity mpd.hennepin.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 3, 1932
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Harold Hagen 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 MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 28.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Minneapolis Police Department, 15 of 50 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this agency's fallen.

Minneapolis Police Department
15
of 50 officers
30% Accident
MN — Statewide
84
of 293 officers
28.7% 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. Harold Hagen's cause is highlighted.

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

How Harold Hagen Compares

Age at Death
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Hagen 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