Robert Boyle
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Acting Sergeant

Robert Boyle

Miami Beach Police Department — Miami Beach, FL
Accident
End of Watch August 31, 1936
Age 30
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Acting Sergeant Robert Boyle was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Washington Avenue and 15th Street while on patrol. The impact hurled Sergeant Boyle 33 feet from the motorcycle.

Survivors

Sergeant Boyle had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-FL-D82F36D3
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Acting Sergeant Boyle gave the Miami Beach Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Miami Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Acting Sergeant Boyle.

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

Agency

Location Miami Beach, FL
Platform Identity mbpd.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 31, 1936
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Acting Sergeant Robert Boyle 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Miami Beach Police Department, 3 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this agency's fallen.

Miami Beach Police Department
3
of 10 officers
30% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% 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. Robert Boyle'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 Robert Boyle Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Boyle is highlighted in Aug.

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