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Patrolman

John Paul Jasper

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch September 11, 1964

Age 37

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Badge 6489

The Vigil Panel 99 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 570

Incident

Patrolman John Jasper was killed in a vehicle crash during a vehicle pursuit. He was pursuing the vehicle southbound on Pulaski Road when his patrol car was struck by a westbound vehicle at W. 83rd Street and S. Pulaski Road. His patrol car swerved into a utility pole and burst into flames. Patrolman Jasper was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He had served with the Chicago Police Department for 10 years and was assigned to the 8th District.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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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 Jasper gave the Chicago Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago 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

Department Chicago Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Chicago, Cook County, IL

Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 11, 1964

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 37

Badge Number 6489

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

John Paul Jasper served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman John Paul Jasper is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 26.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Chicago Police Department, 107 of 571 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.7% of this agency's fallen.

Chicago Police Department

107

of 571 officers

18.7% Accident

IL — Statewide

354

of 1,318 officers

26.9% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident