Jesus Martinez-Gabino
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Police Officer

Jesus Martinez-Gabino

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Accident
End of Watch December 27, 1960
Age 58
Tour of Duty 33 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Jesus Martinez-Gabino succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained three days earlier when he was accidentally shot by another officer inside the police station in Hormigueros.

Officer Martinez-Gabino had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 33 years.

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33 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Martinez-Gabino gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 33 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Martinez-Gabino.

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

Agency

Location San Juan, 127
Platform Identity prpd.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 27, 1960
Tour of Duty 33 yrs
Age 58
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Jesus Martinez-Gabino 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 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
77
of 364 officers
21.2% Accident
127 — Statewide
85
of 388 officers
21.9% 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. Jesus Martinez-Gabino'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 Jesus Martinez-Gabino Compares

Age at End of Watch
58
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jesus Martinez-Gabino is highlighted in Dec.

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