Joe F. Partin
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Patrolman

Joe F. Partin

Accident Veteran →
End of Watch July 25, 1960
Age 32
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
The Vigil Panel 95 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Partin, a US Navy WWII veteran, was killed when a truck made an improper turn in front of his motorcycle.

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Permanent identifier
BO-US-AL-63C4DF5C
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April 2, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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.
Patrolman Partin gave the Alabama Department of Public Safety 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Alabama, 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 Montgomery, AL
Platform Identity adps.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 25, 1960
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Joe F. Partin served in the Navy (1945–1947) before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Joe F. Partin 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Alabama Department of Public Safety, 21 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 72.4% of this agency's fallen.

Alabama Department of Public Safety
21
of 29 officers
72.4% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% 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. Joe F. Partin'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 Joe F. Partin Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
9
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joe F. Partin is highlighted in Jul.

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