Harry Rose
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Patrolman

Harry Rose

Covington Police Department — Covington, KY
Accident
End of Watch November 10, 1938
Age 55
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Rose was killed in a motorcyclce accident while on duty.

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BO-US-KY-9E84CE37
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Rose gave the Covington Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Covington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Rose.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Covington, Kenton County, KY
Platform Identity cpd.kenton.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 10, 1938
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 55
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Harry Rose 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Covington Police Department, 4 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Covington Police Department
4
of 9 officers
44.4% Accident
KY — Statewide
161
of 983 officers
16.4% 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. Harry Rose's cause is highlighted.

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

How Harry Rose Compares

Age at Death
55
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Rose is highlighted in Nov.

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