Ivan Silva Sanabria

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127

Accident

End of Watch February 1, 1986

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 363

Incident

Officer Sanabria was killed when he was struck by a passing car while responding to a call for help.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Sanabria 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 Sanabria.

— 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 February 1, 1986

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Policeman Ivan Silva Sanabria 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