Raymond Haley Jenkins
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Patrol Officer

Raymond Haley Jenkins

Valdosta Police Department — Valdosta, GA
Accident
End of Watch December 16, 1941
Age 41
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Jenkins died from injuries received the previous day when he was struck by a vehicle. He had responded to the scene of an emergency and as he stepped out of his patrol car he was struck by the vehicle.

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August 2, 2026

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Valdosta, Lowndes County, GA
Platform Identity vpd.lowndes.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 16, 1941
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrol Officer Raymond Haley Jenkins is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,775 officers honored here.

In GA, 264 of 905 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 Valdosta Police Department, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Valdosta Police Department
2
of 5 officers
40% Accident
GA — Statewide
264
of 905 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,775 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond Haley Jenkins's cause is highlighted.

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

How Raymond Haley Jenkins Compares

Age at Death
41
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Haley Jenkins is highlighted in Dec.

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