Michael John Last
Detective Constable

Michael John Last

Suffolk Constabulary — Ipswich, ENG
Accident
End of Watch September 23, 1987
Age 32
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a road accident, alongside DC Terence George Glister of Norfolk Constabulary, while on Regional Crime Squad duty.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Constable Last served with the Suffolk Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Constable Last.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Ipswich, ENG
Platform Identity sco.sfk.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 23, 1987
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Detective Constable Michael John Last 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 ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Suffolk Constabulary, 9 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 81.8% of this agency's fallen.

Suffolk Constabulary
9
of 11 officers
81.8% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% 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. Michael John Last's cause is highlighted.

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

How Michael John Last Compares

Age at Death
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael John Last is highlighted in Sep.

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