Elaine Evans
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Inspector

Elaine Evans

Merseyside Police — Liverpool, ENG
Accident
End of Watch October 5, 1981
Age 33
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Incident

Died in hospital two days after sustaining fatal injuries in a collision while travelling to duty.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Evans served with the Merseyside Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Evans.

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

Agency

Department Merseyside Police
Location Liverpool, ENG
Platform Identity mpd.liv.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 5, 1981
Age 33

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Inspector Elaine Evans 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 ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Merseyside Police, 10 of 14 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Merseyside Police
10
of 14 officers
71.4% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% 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. Elaine Evans'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 Elaine Evans Compares

Age at End of Watch
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Elaine Evans is highlighted in Oct.

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