Patrick Lee Campbell
Agency patch
Sergeant

Patrick Lee Campbell

Glendale Police Department — Glendale, AZ
Accident
End of Watch September 22, 1985
Age 34
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Campbell succumbed to injuries sustained in 1980 while manning a road block for a pursuit in progress. The driver's stated intention was to take out a cop. Sergeant Campbell was critically injured and was in ICU for 6 weeks and then off for several months after the incident. He subsequently developed leukemia from the severe injuries and it eventually took his life. The driver was apprehended, convicted, and sentenced to 5 years.

Survivors

Sergeant Campbell was survived by his wife, two children, his parents, and a brother.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-AZ-C9D103C2
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Campbell gave the Glendale Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Glendale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Campbell.

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

Agency

Location Glendale, AZ
Platform Identity glenpd.maricopa.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 22, 1985
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile
Offender Not available

Sergeant Patrick Lee Campbell 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Glendale Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Glendale Police Department
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Accident
AZ — Statewide
95
of 330 officers
28.8% 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. Patrick Lee Campbell'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 Patrick Lee Campbell Compares

Age at End of Watch
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
12
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick Lee Campbell is highlighted in Sep.

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

Others Who Wore This Badge

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