Harvey L. Stevens
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Patrolman

Harvey L. Stevens

Longview Police Department — Longview, TX
Accident
End of Watch January 5, 1972
Age 49
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Stevens was struck by a vehicle and killed while investigating an earlier accident. He had walked onto one of the travel lanes to measure skid marks. Another motorist failed to see him and struck him. Patrolman Stevens had served with the Longview Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-TX-9B283432
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Stevens gave the Longview Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Longview community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Stevens.

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

Agency

Location Longview, TX
Platform Identity lpd.gregg.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 5, 1972
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Harvey L. Stevens is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Longview Police Department, 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Longview Police Department
3
of 7 officers
42.9% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harvey L. Stevens's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Harvey L. Stevens Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harvey L. Stevens is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897