Jack Vernon Evans
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Police Officer

Jack Vernon Evans

Los Angeles Police Department — Los Angeles, CA
Accident Veteran
End of Watch October 22, 1983
Age 43
Tour of Duty 19 yrs 6 mo
Badge 12023
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Jack Evans was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Sunland Boulevard and Wornom Avenue at approximately 5:00 pm. Another vehicle pulled into his path at it attempted to turn onto Sunland Boulevard, causing a collision. Officer Evans was transported to Serra Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries approximately two hours later. Officer Evans was a military veteran and had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 19-1/2 years.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Evans gave the Los Angeles Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Los Angeles, CA
Platform Identity lapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 22, 1983
Tour of Duty 19 yrs 6 mo
Age 43
Badge Number 12023
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Jack Vernon Evans served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Jack Vernon Evans 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Los Angeles Police Department, 97 of 240 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.4% of this agency's fallen.

Los Angeles Police Department
97
of 240 officers
40.4% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% 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. Jack Vernon Evans'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 Jack Vernon Evans Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
19.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jack Vernon Evans is highlighted in Oct.

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

Incident Location