Stephen L. Hopper
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Sergeant

Stephen L. Hopper

Butler County Sheriff's Office — El Dorado, KS
Accident
End of Watch May 19, 1979
Age 26
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Hopper was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a domestic disturbance call.

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BO-US-KS-28907780
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Hopper served with the Butler County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the El Dorado community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hopper.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location El Dorado, Butler County, KS
Platform Identity bcso.butler.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 19, 1979
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Stephen L. Hopper 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 19.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Butler County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Butler County Sheriff's Office
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
KS — Statewide
66
of 335 officers
19.7% 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. Stephen L. Hopper's cause is highlighted.

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

How Stephen L. Hopper Compares

Age at Death
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stephen L. Hopper is highlighted in May.

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