Ismael Cruz-Torres

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127

Accident

End of Watch May 1, 1975

Age 46

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 363

Incident

Officer Cruz-Torres from injuries received in an accident while on his way to inform a family of a death.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Cruz-Torres served with the Puerto Rico Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Cruz-Torres.

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

Agency

Department Puerto Rico Police Department

Type Police Department

Location San Juan, 127

Platform Identity prpd.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 1, 1975

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Policeman Ismael Cruz-Torres is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,585 officers honored here.

In 127, 85 of 388 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Puerto Rico Police Department, 77 of 364 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.2% of this agency's fallen.

Puerto Rico Police Department

of 364 officers

21.2% Accident

127 — Statewide

of 388 officers

21.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,094

of 32,585 officers

31% Accident