Neil Krantz
Police Officer

Neil Krantz

Flint Police Dept. — Flint, MI
Accident
End of Watch April 24, 1951
Age 22
Tour of Duty 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Neil Krantz was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a robbery call.

He and his partner were responding on North Saginaw Street and collided with a fire truck at the intersection with E. Eldridge Avenue. Both emergency vehicles had their sirens sounding which prevented the drivers from hearing the other vehicle. Officer Krantz was a passenger in the patrol car and was killed. His partner and four firefighters were injured.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Krantz served with the Flint Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Flint community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Krantz.

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

Agency

Department Flint Police Dept.
Location Flint, MI
Platform Identity fpd.genesee.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 24, 1951
Tour of Duty 6 mo
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Neil Krantz 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Flint Police Dept., 9 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 69.2% of this agency's fallen.

Flint Police Dept.
9
of 13 officers
69.2% Accident
MI — Statewide
229
of 718 officers
31.9% 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. Neil Krantz'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 Neil Krantz Compares

Age at End of Watch
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Neil Krantz is highlighted in Apr.

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

Incident Location