J. R. Wilkinson

Long Beach Police Department — Long Beach, CA

Cardiac

End of Watch January 17, 1923

Age 75

The Vigil Panel 44 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 27

Incident

Police Officer J.R. Wilkinson suffered a fatal heart attack while making an arrest in the Amusement Zone of the city.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Wilkinson served with the Long Beach Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Long Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wilkinson.

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

Agency

Department Long Beach Police Department

Location Long Beach, CA

Platform Identity lbpd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 17, 1923

Age 75

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Not available

Police Officer J. R. Wilkinson is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 52 of 1,837 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

At Long Beach Police Department, 1 of 28 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this agency's fallen.

Long Beach Police Department

of 28 officers

3.6% Cardiac

CA — Statewide

of 1,837 officers

2.8% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac