Keith Tadashi Hashimoto
Police Officer

Keith Tadashi Hashimoto

Reno Police Dept. — Reno, NV
Accident
End of Watch March 29, 1996
Age 36
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
The Vigil Panel 142 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Keith Hashimoto was killed during a training accident at Fallon Naval Air Station. Officer Hashimoto and other members of the department were conducting a joint training exercise with a team of Navy SEALs when his parachute failed to open during a jump. He was pronounced dead upon arrival of rescue units. Officer Hashimito had served with the agency for 7 years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hashimoto gave the Reno Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Reno community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hashimoto.

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

Agency

Department Reno Police Dept.
Location Reno, NV
Platform Identity rpd.washoe.nv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 29, 1996
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Keith Tadashi Hashimoto 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 NV, 40 of 145 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Reno Police Dept., 1 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 8.3% of this agency's fallen.

Reno Police Dept.
1
of 12 officers
8.3% Accident
NV — Statewide
40
of 145 officers
27.6% 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. Keith Tadashi Hashimoto'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 Keith Tadashi Hashimoto Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Keith Tadashi Hashimoto is highlighted in Mar.

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