Leroy Alvaro Swan
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Patrolman

Leroy Alvaro Swan

Virgin Islands Police Department — Charlotte Amalie, STI
Accident
End of Watch February 26, 1965
Age 27
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Leroy Swan succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when his motorcycle collided with a truck while he was on patrol.

Patrolman Swan had served with the Virgin Islands Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and one child.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-VI-8D4AEE8D
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Swan gave the Virgin Islands Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Charlotte Amalie community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Swan.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Charlotte Amalie, STI
Platform Identity vipd.stthomas.vi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 26, 1965
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Leroy Alvaro Swan 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 STI, 6 of 16 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.5% of this state's fallen. That is 37.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Virgin Islands Police Department, 5 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Virgin Islands Police Department
5
of 15 officers
33.3% Accident
STI — Statewide
6
of 16 officers
37.5% 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. Leroy Alvaro Swan's cause is highlighted.

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

How Leroy Alvaro Swan Compares

Age at Death
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Leroy Alvaro Swan is highlighted in Feb.

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