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Constable

Ed Thomas Allen

Rogers Police Department — Rogers, AR

Accident

End of Watch March 16, 1924

Age 47

The Vigil Panel 46 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Constable Ed Allen was killed in a vehicle crash on the Monte Ne Road at 11:00 pm.

He and two other officers were returning to Rogers after attempting a raid at a gambling house when they encountered a runaway horse-and-buggy approaching them. Constable Allen attempted to move off of the roadway but the buggy struck the vehicle. The buggy's shaft broke off and struck Constable Allen in the chest, causing fatal internal injuries.

Constable Allen was survived by his wife and five children.

Survivors

Constable Allen was survived by his wife and five children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Allen served with the Rogers Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Rogers community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Allen.

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

Agency

Department Rogers Police Department

Location Rogers, AR

Platform Identity rpd.benton.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 16, 1924

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Constable Ed Thomas Allen 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 AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Rogers Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Rogers Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Accident

AR — Statewide

of 372 officers

24.7% 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. Ed Thomas Allen'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 Ed Thomas Allen Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ed Thomas Allen is highlighted in Mar.

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

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