Robert H. Morgan
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Police Officer

Robert H. Morgan

Long Beach Police Department — Long Beach, CA
Accident
End of Watch November 2, 1950
Age 30
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Morgan succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier in a motorcycle accident. He was attempting to stop a traffic violator when another car turned left in front of him at New York Street and Atlantic Avenue. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries three days later.

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BO-US-CA-9450B81A
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lbpd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 2, 1950
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Robert H. Morgan 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Long Beach Police Department, 14 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Long Beach Police Department
14
of 28 officers
50% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% 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. Robert H. Morgan's cause is highlighted.

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

How Robert H. Morgan Compares

Age at Death
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert H. Morgan is highlighted in Nov.

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