Larry D. Oliver
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Officer

Larry D. Oliver

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO
Accident
End of Watch April 18, 1968
Age 30
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Oliver was killed while pursuing a traffic violator. He was attempting to stop a speeding vehicle on 12th Street when he swerved to avoid striking a vehicle that turned in front of his police motorcycle. Officer Oliver was thrown from his motorcycle at the intersection of 12th Street and Genessee. He was transported to a local hospital where he died later that day.

Survivors

Patrolman Oliver had been with the agency for nine years and was survived by his son.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Oliver gave the Kansas City Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Oliver.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Kansas City, MO
Platform Identity kcpd.jackson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 18, 1968
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Larry D. Oliver is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Kansas City Police Department, 47 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.2% of this agency's fallen.

Kansas City Police Department
47
of 120 officers
39.2% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry D. Oliver's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Larry D. Oliver Compares

Age at Death
30
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. Larry D. Oliver is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897