Charles Kerry Mitchum
Sergeant

Charles Kerry Mitchum

Loxley Police Dept. — Loxley, AL
Accident
End of Watch January 26, 2015
Age 57
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Kerry Mitchum was killed in a single vehicle crash on Oak Lane, near Highway 59, in Stapleton.

He was en route to the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office firing range at approximately 3:00 pm when his department vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. He was flown to the University of South Alabama Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.

Sgt. Mitchum, On today, the 5th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Loxley. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P. USBP

Anonymous United States Border Patrol January 26th, 2020

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Mitchum gave the Loxley Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Loxley community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Mitchum.

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

Agency

Department Loxley Police Dept.
Location Loxley, AL
Platform Identity lpd.baldwin.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 26, 2015
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 57
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Charles Kerry Mitchum 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Loxley Police Dept.
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% 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. Charles Kerry Mitchum'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 Charles Kerry Mitchum Compares

Age at End of Watch
57
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Kerry Mitchum is highlighted in Jan.

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